John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Politics
Russian activist Boris Kagarlitsky among those arrested in latest wave of repression
September 6, 2023The well-known Marxist academic and activist is the latest Putin opponent to be swept up by a far-reaching and draconian new censorship law.
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Culture
‘The Man Who Changed Colors’: A multi-layered working-class suspense thriller
August 29, 2023Fletcher vividly depicts working-class life in New Bedford, the string of other working-class communities along the Massachusetts coast, and the dangerous work conditions in the shipyard.
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Opinion
‘Bidenomics’ aims for global green transition, but it’s hampered by anti-China strategy
August 18, 2023U.S. capitalist elites now see China, a socialist-oriented economy with massive state investment in industry, infrastructure, and R&D, as a “strategic competitor.”
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Opinion
What are the policies that make up ‘Bidenomics’?
August 11, 2023The framework the administration has shaped rests on three pillars.
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Opinion
Is ‘Bidenomics’ a break from neoliberalism?
August 10, 2023Trickle-down Reaganomics dominated for more than four decades; what’s next?
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Politics
Ohio direct democracy referendum is frontline of anti-MAGA defense
July 28, 2023Republican scheme to strip citizens of the right to direct democracy with a constitutional amendment has Ohioans voting in droves against Issue 1.
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Opinion
MAGA Republicans will use any means necessary to win—including ‘progressive’ third parties
June 22, 2023If Republicans can peel off a section of African American and young voters by promoting some ostensibly progressive third-party effort, they will do it.
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News
Minnesota Miracle: State legislature passes ‘avalanche’ of progressive and pro-labor laws
June 14, 2023“If you're looking for good news, Minnesota is certainly the place to be.”
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