Opinion
The electoral college, the two-party trap, and the presidential election
May 20, 2016It will soon be time to face the reality of the two-party system; either the Republicans or the Democrats will win the presidency.
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America must renew its infrastructure or face decline
May 20, 2016Politics as usual won't change things. It will take a wave election, a sweeping rebuke to the obstructionist Republican Congress, for anything to happen.
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Opium of the masses? Religion and 21st century socialism
May 18, 2016There cannot be many socialist movements in the world today that are avowedly, militantly atheist. Those days are over.
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“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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