C.J. Atkins

C.J. Atkins is the managing editor at People's World. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from York University in Toronto and has a research and teaching background in political economy and the politics and ideas of the American left.

LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins

Opinion

Sanders, socialism, social democracy—What does it all mean?
June 14, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
Marxists—practical and non-sectarian ones, anyway—don’t denigrate reforms, but they do think about them in a different way.
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Labor

Bernie Sanders at Walmart shareholders meeting: “End starvation wages”
June 5, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
This company, owned by the wealthiest family in America, can afford $15 an hour.
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Opinion

Enough is enough: It’s time to impeach Donald Trump
May 29, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
Mueller speaks…and again tells Congress to act on Trump’s crimes.
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World

Love wins in Taiwan: First in Asia to recognize LGBTQ marriage equality
May 17, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
With just days to go before a court-ordered deadline, lawmakers in Taipei passed landmark legislation recognizing same-sex unions.
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Politics

Trump’s trade war against China won’t help U.S. workers
May 16, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
Capitalist globalization and its race to the bottom wasn’t good for workers, but Trump’s approach isn’t going to deliver the goods either.
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Opinion

U.S.-backed coup in Venezuela moves into “final phase”
April 30, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
No to the coup. No to U.S. intervention.
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Opinion

Mueller presented case against Trump, now Congress must act
April 18, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
Mueller has provided the roadmap to prosecution. The ball is in Congress' court.
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Opinion

A specter is haunting Donald Trump—the specter of socialism
February 6, 2019 By C.J. Atkins
Let the ruling classes tremble.
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