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As Trump era closes, Washington cannot rule in the old way
January 19, 2021 By Joel Wendland-Liu
A return to a neoliberal agenda will only deepen the crisis. People can no longer accept a system dominated by billionaires and millionaires—from either major party.
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‘You can’t be serious’ awards
January 19, 2021 By Conn Hallinan
Each year Conn Hallinan gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make reading the news a daily adventure. These are the awards for 2020.
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Homage to Michael: My (East) German friend of half a century
January 15, 2021 By Eric A. Gordon
The World Federation of Democratic Youth, a pro-Communist network of student and young people’s organizations based in Prague, published World Student News, a magazine gently trying to promote peaceful coexistence and socialist politics. The magazine carried...
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Communists like my uncle were sent to prison because they fought for democracy
January 15, 2021 By Roberta Wood
Uncle Roy was convicted of “conspiring to teach the advocacy of the overthrow of the U.S. government by force and violence.”
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Social media, Trump, and the question of the First Amendment
January 14, 2021 By Al Neal
There is no constitutional right to tweet.
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