C.J. Atkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins
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Arts
Marx & Engels writings on Civil War still provocative 155 years later
September 22, 2016With a GOP candidate loved by neo-Confederates and alt-right white nationalists, new edition of "Civil War in the United States" appears at the right time.
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Opinion
Inside/outside strategy: Left should learn from far right
September 13, 2016The left hasn't had a real inside/outside strategy since the '30s Popular Front or Jackson's '80s campaigns. New curriculum says it's time to try again.
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News
New People’s World launching soon – can you help out?
September 2, 2016For 92 years, People's World has been a voice for socialism and progressive change in America; here's how you can help keep the tradition going.
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U.S.
Obama administration to end prisons-for-profits contracts
August 18, 2016"This is the first step in the process of reducing - and ultimately ending - our use of privately-operated prisons," Deputy AG Sally Yates announced.
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Opinion
Trump’s assassination talk sends Republicans running; creates opening for progressives
August 10, 2016A crippled Trump campaign leaves an opening for Clinton and the Democrats to present a populist agenda that can appeal to his base in the heartland.
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U.S.
Voting with their feet: Traffic plummets at Trump casinos and hotels
August 5, 2016Whether it appears on a ballot or on the front of a building, Trump's name is a turn-off for increasing numbers of Americans.
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U.S.
Hillary Clinton at DNC: America at a time of reckoning
July 29, 2016Hillary Rodham Clinton walked onto the stage and into the history books at the Democratic National Convention here Thursday night.
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U.S.
Obama at DNC: Don’t fear the future, shape it together
July 28, 2016In his final address as president before a DNC, Obama delivered a forceful message: that the time had come to once again make history.
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