David Cavendish
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Cavendish
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Opinion
The legacy of Henry Wallace and the 1948 Progressive Party
July 13, 2016When the Democrats convene in Philadelphia, they will meet in the city where Henry Wallace and the Progressive Party charted a new path for America way back in 1948.
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Opinion
Socialism: A once-in-10,000-years opportunity
June 22, 2016For the first time since the earliest human societies, people have finally started to practically work toward a social order not based on exploitation.
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U.S.
Sanders’ recent victories recall history of prairie socialism
March 8, 2016The Sanders campaign is a major factor in re-igniting the flame of struggle for a more just society.
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Opinion
We honor you for your work
November 25, 2014"We honor your work" describes a view that the production of goods and services is the result of people making a daily sacrifice so that modern civilization can exist.
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Opinion
Let’s give Guantanamo Bay back to Cuba
May 30, 2013Guantanamo will only be closed if there continues to be a broad-based movement that pressures the government to close the prison; but this closure should be only a first step in a longterm strategy.
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Labor
Time to repeal Taft-Hartley
December 19, 2012It is one of those ironies of history that on December 10, 1948 the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Opinion
Occupy Wall Street and the elections
November 22, 2011One need not be a political scientist to see that there are forces arrayed on the right who are working full-time, using millions of corporate dollars to defeat President Obama and install an extremist in the...
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U.S.
Dear Speaker Boehner: Really, who’s waging class warfare?
September 27, 2011Dear Speaker Boehner, You sound perfectly content with the fact that Warren Buffett pays less in federal taxes than does his secretary.
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