Tim Libretti
LATEST ARTICLES BY Tim Libretti
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Opinion
Marx and Engels a better bet than Governors Walker and Daniels
October 17, 2018Let’s stick to Marx’s and Engel’s theories of history and class struggle rather than those of Scott Walker and Mitch Daniels.
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Culture
‘The Hate U Give’ teaches us to read and act collectively
October 16, 2018Understanding the historical, social, and cultural forces that shape us is crucial for not only understanding our world, but also how to change it.
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Culture
August Wilson’s Radio Golf applies radical traditions in assessing racial, economic progress
October 5, 2018At a time when we seem to get further and further away from democracy, drifting toward authoritarianism, Radio Golf stands as important drama for our time.
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Opinion
GOP degrades women and workers, Illinois Gov. Rauner says “Me too”
September 28, 2018How we value the work people do in economic terms bears direct correlation to how we value people in social and political terms.
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Opinion
1991 all over again: How Rodney King and Anita Hill haunt the present
September 20, 2018As we wait to see what will happen with Dr. Ford’s accusations and what will happen in the Van Dyke trial, we have an opportunity as a culture and society to re-do 1991.
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Opinion
Janus ruling consistent with Trump efforts to re-define equality as inequality
July 30, 2018Whether we speak in terms of race or class, we have to recognize the power dynamics at work in U.S. society that is furthering inequality in all its dimensions.
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Opinion
Alito’s folly, part 3: Janus ruling turns First Amendment on its head
July 23, 2018Alito’s argument prepares the grounds of possibility for annihilating free speech and especially workers’ voice in the workplace.
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Opinion
Alito’s folly, part 2: SCOTUS abuses history in Janus decision
July 5, 2018Making public institutions untenable by starving them of funding is basically an attack on the public sphere itself.
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