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As the World Economy Grinds to a Halt, the U.S. War Machine Churns On

Weapons manufacturers get a life raft while the rest of us drown.

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This Crisis Can Be a Gateway to Climate Action. These Activists Are Showing How.

Climate justice organizers have moved from the streets to the Internet, where they are trying to scale up the fight.

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Why Instacart Workers Went On Strike

A conversation with gig worker and labor organizer, Vanessa Bain.

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Let’s Stop the Bailout Fraud Before It Starts

Bill Moyers interviews Neil Barofsky, who as Special Inspector General uncovered rampant corruption in the $700 billion 2008 Wall Street bailout.

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If You Can’t Support Medicare For All by Now, Become a Republican

Is anyone brave enough to change their positions to fit reality?

Hamilton Nolan

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As Sanctions Kill Iranians Stricken With COVID-19, Democratic Leaders Are Silent

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are calling on Trump to curb the suffering. Where is Democratic leadership?

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Millions of People Can’t Pay Rent. Here’s How Some Are Organizing.

Tenants and housing groups across the country are calling for a pause on rent and mortgage payments.

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One Big Reason Bernie Sanders Must Stay in the Race

Only if he continues his campaign will the Democratic Party reform movement be able to bring resolutions to the convention floor.

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Some Thoughts On Our Breaking World

A conversation with Tom Sexton of the Trillbilly Worker's Party podcast.

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The GOP Is Exploiting Fears of Rising Suicides to Protect Wall Street Profits

If Republicans really cared about stopping deaths of despair, they’d advocate for a robust social safety net.

Sarah Lazare

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Jeff Bezos Embodies the Cruel Autocracy of Neoliberal Capitalism

Amazon CEO and richest-man-in-the-world Jeff Bezos wants you to work as much as he does—for one millionth of the pay

Branko Marcetic

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The Big Idea: Mandatory Voting

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Open the Borders. Open the Prison Gates. Don’t Sacrifice a Single Person to This Virus.

Closed borders and ICE raids mean crowded detention centers and camps, which is always inhumane. In a pandemic, it’s a global public health threat.

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Wall Street Wants To Let Us Die So They Can Profit

Because self-isolation hurts corporate profits, billionaires are calling to end the too-limited public health measures taken so far by the US government. Unless we take action, Trump might heed their advice — and enormous numbers of people could die as a result.

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Workers Have a Birthright to Tell Our Own Stories

A conversation with activist and oral historian Candace Wolf about her self-published book of interviews with workers all over the world.

Maximillian Alvarez

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5 Years of U.S.-Saudi War Have Left Yemen Highly Vulnerable to a Coronavirus Outbreak

Any U.S. response to the global pandemic must end the war.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

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We Should Be Very Wary About the Growing Military Response to the Coronavirus Crisis

The reliance on the military for emergency response is a testament to the failures of the U.S. welfare state.

Sarah Lazare

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30 Socialist Songs and Sayings To Wash Your Hands To

Twenty-second clips of Solidarity Forever, 9 to 5, Joe Hill, Guantanamera, and more.

Lu Zhao

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Illinois Prisoners Say They Don’t Have Access to Hand Sanitizer, Cleaning Supplies or Soap

Illinois state prisons are a coronavirus time bomb, activists warn.

Sarah Lazare

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A Cornered Trump Scapegoats China, Inviting Racist Violence

The right is scrambling to blame China for what Trump calls "the Chinese virus."

Tobita Chow

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The Barcodes Are Coming!

Juan Caicedo

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U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are Increasing Coronavirus Deaths. They Need to Be Stopped Now.

The measures—imposed by Trump with bipartisan complicity—curtail desperately needed medical supplies.

Sarah Lazare

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Jane McAlevey: We Desperately Need a Mass Strike Against the Billionaire Class

An interview about politics and power.

Mindy Isser

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In Chicago, a Billionaire-Backed Candidate and Police Are Trying To Oust a Progressive Prosecutor

Kim Foxx's office has reduced incarceration rates by nearly 20% and taken major steps toward reform. Now, she's under attack.

Taylor Moore