politics
Keep me in your heart: Race and class politics in the Trump era
October 15, 2019Many white people have constructed a working-class identity resting primarily on their whiteness. Instead of a democratic alliance of all people in the face of corporate dominance, many seem to want control over the advantages of...
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Montgomery, Alabama has first Black mayor in its two-century history
October 11, 2019A historic election victory in Alabama this week shows that the “worst of times” in American politics can, if the people rise up, also become the “best of times.”
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Does everyone deserve to have their basic needs met?
October 10, 2019A lot of energy has gone into railing against the tax policy proposals forwarded by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
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Democratic presidential candidates talked climate crisis — and it was great
October 7, 2019The greatest threat to life on earth finally got the attention it deserved on Sept. 4 as CNN devoted seven whole hours to interviewing presidential candidates for its Climate Crisis Town Hall.
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Curse of the pharaohs hits Trump in the form of impeachment
October 3, 2019Trump is not concerned about protests against Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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