C.J. Atkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins
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Opinion
Clinton will win nomination, but Sanders’ revolution can’t quit now
April 22, 2016Sanders is setting an example for a new form of political independence. Hopefully his supporters are all getting the message.
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Opinion
Where is the Republican Party going?
April 18, 2016The nomination battle is tearing the Republicans apart...or is it? If we only pay attention to the presidential contest, we could miss out on some important factors in this election.
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Opinion
Alabama tractors till the soil of U.S.-Cuban cooperation
April 14, 2016Saul Berenthal and Horace Clemmons have a dream - they want to outfit the farmers of Cuba with small, customizable, easy-to-repair tractors.
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World
Canada’s social democrats drop centrist leader, open debate on left-wing manifesto
April 11, 2016Delegates to the federal convention of the New Democratic Party voted to drop their leader Tom Mulcair.
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Opinion
Clinton takes the long view: Republican victory would threaten democracy itself
April 6, 2016In the rush to compare Clinton and Sanders and sensationalize their tightening race, a lot of news outlets totally missed the boat.
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World
China’s new five-year plan could leave workers behind
March 28, 2016Workers hit the streets last week demanding back pay and to protest against wage cuts and the possibility of unemployment.
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2016 “Socialist Register” takes aim at politics of the global right
March 4, 2016The Socialist Register has once again demonstrated why, after 52 years, it remains one of the premier international academic journals of the left.
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World
Iran elections: disqualifying candidates, arresting unionists
March 1, 2016In the Iran parliamentary election held February 26, progressive Iranians and trade unionists got little reprieve from the repressive theocratic state in the run-up to the vote.
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