Analysis
Richard Trumka: Widening income inequality threatens democracy worldwide
June 9, 2017“In a world of global corporations and big data, of Nissan and Uber, collective power is the only form of empowerment that actually exists for ordinary people.”
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Capitalism is destructive and unsustainable – It needs to be replaced
June 6, 2017Capitalism's many crises are reaching dangerous tipping points. They are rooted in a path of destructive and unsustainable development.
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“The Handmaid’s Tale”: Us and Them
June 2, 2017The Gilead regime – rabidly anti-feminist by any measure – manages to foster a perverse version of solidarity among the handmaids.
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Rural America voted for Trump, he repays them with budget pain
May 31, 2017Rural America supported Trump handsomely. In return, farmers and rural residents are getting their safety net shredded.
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“Species Native to California” updates Chekhov to the wine country
May 24, 2017The playwright is not afraid to utter the word “colonialism.”
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