David Cavendish
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Cavendish
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Opinion
Turning point: What will be the post-pandemic ‘new normal’?
May 14, 2020Historians have long discussed the concept of “turning points” in history. Are we living through one in 2020?
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World
The facts about Ukraine that no one mentioned during the impeachment trial
February 5, 2020As the impeachment trial winds down, there are facts about Ukraine that neither side—not the president’s accusers nor his defenders—have mentioned.
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CP100
The legacy of the militant workers of 1919 lives on
July 25, 2019The final of a 3-part series on the strike wave of 1919.
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CP100
Year of the strike: From Broadway to Boston
June 17, 2019The CPUSA was born amidst a wave of labor action, with strike waves sweeping the country.
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CP100
Strike wave 1919: The radical forerunners of the CPUSA
May 17, 2019The Bolshevik Revolution inspired workers all over the world, including the United States.
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Politics
The Soviet Union aspired to a dream yet to be realized
October 30, 2017Socialism in the U.S. will be a society of free individuals who will have the opportunity to master the wonders of science and technology and live in peace and equality.
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Politics
U.S.-dominated unipolar system is unraveling
February 3, 2017Long before Trump came on the scene, the international system in which the U.S. could call all the shots has been unravelling. That process will now accelerate.
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Opinion
It’s time to abolish the electoral college
November 14, 2016Nowhere else on this planet where elections are held is it conceivable that the person who compiles the most votes loses.
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