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Congress needs pressure from working people to end Cuba blockade
March 29, 2017A distracted public remains unmoved by forthright, sustained protest against U.S. policies toward Cuba precisely because such protest simply doesn’t exist.
Read moreIt wasn’t just hate – Fascism promised to solve capitalism’s problems
March 28, 2017The lesson is clear: you can’t beat something with nothing. If the left doesn’t come up with solutions to capitalism’s problems, the right’s popularity will continue.
Read moreMarch Madness: A look at Trump’s budget
March 27, 2017Republicans won’t get everything they want, but what they get will leave America more vulnerable – from Chicago’s inner city to Appalachia’s rural hollows.
Read moreRepublican health plan would make opioid crisis even worse
March 24, 2017As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to help those struggling with addiction. Now as president, the health care plan he and the GOP are pushing would only deepen the opioid crisis - especially in states that...
Read moreRemembering Mike Smith, postal worker and labor stalwart
March 23, 2017Till his last day, Mike Smith was 100 percent union. Doug, his son, called the union office the morning after his death. His words to me: “You guys were his life.”
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