C.J. Atkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins
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Labor
Potato chip boss to workers: “Screw you and your f**king union”
January 8, 2016Supporters of the striking workers are being asked not to buy Covered Bridge chips until the company returns to negotiations.
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U.S.
More Mosley than Hitler: Donald Trump and the fascism debate
January 7, 2016With Donald Trump's new TV ad out this week, the "F" word - fascism - is once more being bandied about.
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U.S.
A progressive guide to the primaries
January 5, 2016All the debates, rallies, and fundraisers have been preparing the ground for February 2016, when the first actual ballots of this year's election will be cast.
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U.S.
Investing in tragedy: the political economy of mass shootings
December 16, 2015There seems to be a mutually beneficial relationship that ties the gun industry, the gun lobby, and the GOP together.
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World
After Keystone XL: Why the Paris climate summit could be different
November 25, 2015For the first time, leaders from the advanced capitalist countries and those of the emerging economies seem to be on the same page when it comes to the urgency of slowing climate change.
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U.S.
Third way Democrats preparing to challenge the left for factional control
November 18, 2015Surrendering to the narrative that Hillary is another Wall Street Democrat will leave us all flat-footed when it's time to go up against the GOP.
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World
Liberal election victory in Canada holds lessons for Americans
October 26, 2015Liberals campaigned on making investments in infrastructure to create jobs, raise income taxes on the richest Canadians to fund services for those at the bottom, and democratize the political system.
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World
Corbyn and Sanders: Socialists surge on both sides of the Atlantic
September 16, 2015Sanders denounced what he called the "political cowardice" of Republicans who "scheme to make it harder for people who disagree with them to vote."
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