Opinion
“Measures of despair”: Chicago desperate for action on violence and poverty
May 16, 2016A poll just released depicts a city that is losing faith in its basic public institutions, from the police to the mayor's office.
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Left Strategy 2016: A narrow defeat of Trump’s racism is not enough
May 11, 2016The perilous consequences of a Trump presidency should be a wake-up call for the left. The possibility of dealing the racist right a major blow should energize and excite us.
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Socialism: Only practical hope, not narrow fantasies, need apply
May 11, 2016Any kind of socialism that isn't working to combat racism and sexism isn't being practical at all, not to mention realistic.
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Hillary Clinton, Frederick Douglass, and imagination: A lesson in dialectics
May 6, 2016Douglass could have despaired over Lincoln's inconsistent anti-slavery credentials, but he didn't. The left should take a page from his book for 2016.
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Socialism isn’t perfect, but it’s damn better than what we have
May 4, 2016If the "playing field" is to be level for African-Americans, those who profited from slavery and racism must make amends. Yes, I mean reparations.
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