Property Supremacy
A book review of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America and One Percent Solution: How Corporations Are Remaking America One State at a Time
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Democratic Party
Napoleons in Pinstripes: The Rise of the Business Mogul as Politician
The authoritarian threat when titans of business invade the political arena.
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Is Now the Time to Break with the Democrats?: A Debate
What should be the strategy on the left at this time?
Read MoreThe AFL-CIO “On the Beach”
In the chilling 1959 cold war apocalyptic film, On the Beach, the entire northern hemisphere has succumbed to radiation sickness
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White Working-Class Voters and the Future of Progressive Politics
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, there have been hundreds of reflections written on the behavior, attitudes, needs, and prospects of the “white working class,” a segment of the population that will prove vital to any progressive coalition that stands for both social and economic justice. But what do we mean by “white working class”?
Read MoreThe significance of Bernie Sanders’s opposition to Donald Trump’s Syria bombing
In years past, it has often been difficult to find anti-militarist beacons in Congress – Democrats included. Particularly since Dennis
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Sick on Arrival Health Care Reform in the Age of Obama
Despite all of the parallels drawn between President Obama and Franklin Roosevelt, the new administration initially responded to the health
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The Democratic Party Left After the Ellison DNC Campaign: Unite or Fight?
One thing to keep in mind about the recent Thomas Perez–Keith Ellison race for Democratic National Committee chair is that it was pretty much an only-in-America sort of thing. Were we in any kind of parliamentary system – like most countries have – the two sides would probably be in different parties – the Bernie Sanders core of the Ellison
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We Believe that We Can Win!
“On the Contrary” Did the Sanders Campaign Represent a Missed Opportunity for the U.S. Labor Movement?: A Debate
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Why Hillary Clinton Deserved Labor’s Support
“On the Contrary” Did the Sanders Campaign Represent a Missed Opportunity for the U.S. Labor Movement?: A Debate
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