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It 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.
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March 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.
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Republican 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...
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Remembering 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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Arkansas is planning an execution spree
March 22, 2017Arkansas is planning to execute eight death row inmates over a span of just 11 days in April. Why the rush? The state’s supply of execution drugs is expiring.
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