Opinion
A meditation on race
September 3, 2013The killing of Trayvon Martin, the trial of George Zimmerman, and the public discourse in the aftermath of the verdict have awakened memories I had frankly put in the old news pile of my mind.
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NY Post endorsement of Lhota so outlandish, it’s crazy
August 30, 2013The NY Post endorsement is so outlandish and ridiculous that no one with any sense would want to vote for any candidate the Post would endorse.
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Jailing Manning, burying the Cuban Five
August 30, 2013Comparison of Chelsea Manning's sentence with sentences received by the Cuban Five prisoners, whistleblowers of another sort, is revealing.
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Economics is not morality play, but politics is
August 29, 2013For socialist and progressive working-class forces, breaking out of marginalization is the key political challenge of our time.
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Big business behind Rick Perry’s push in Missouri
August 28, 2013Rick Perry, the right-wing Republican governor of Texas, is running TV and radio ads - backed by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce - attacking the Democratic governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon.
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