C.J. Atkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins
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Politics
Lessons from 1936: Why France’s Popular Front still matters today
April 29, 2026The anniversary of the Front Populaire arrives at a moment that makes it feel less like history and more like a mirror.
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Opinion
Borrowers squeezed as Trump and Wall Street reshape student loan system
April 24, 2026There’s an old saying among the ruling class: A worker in debt is a good worker.
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Politics
Trading people for processors: AI layoffs reveal the logic of capitalism
April 16, 2026Corporations are throwing away workers to protect profit margins and fund massive investments in AI infrastructure.
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Labor
Fund Drive: Without your help, People’s World won’t make it
April 13, 2026With two weeks left in the People’s World 2026 Fund Drive, we've raised only $67,400 of our $140,000 target.
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Opinion
Democrats push War Powers Resolution, but are they actually pro-peace?
April 10, 2026Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is positioning his party as a more competent custodian of imperial foreign policy than Trump.
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Politics
Ceasefire for now: Trump blinks on Iran, but imperialism’s agenda remains
April 8, 2026Trump ran into a wall he didn’t expect, and his administration’s failure to achieve its objectives could make the situation more dangerous, not less.
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Politics
Insider trading on Iran takes war profiteering to a new level
April 7, 2026Those who know what Trump’s going to say before he says it are cashing in big, often helped by betting platforms like Polymarket.
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Labor
Next up after No Kings? A May Day general strike
March 30, 2026Indivisible and several major labor unions say May 1st will be a day of “No work, no school, no shopping.”
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