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10 Stats That Disprove Trump’s Claim We’re Enjoying the “Best Economy & Jobs EVER”
This much is clear: The Trickle-Down Effect doesn’t work.
In These Times Staff

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Donald Trump May Spend Memorial Day Pardoning War Criminals
Glorifying serial killer-type behavior most service members would find appalling is a strange way to honor them.
Peter Certo

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The Democratic Socialists of America Helped Elect Them. Now What?
DSA chapters across the country are navigating relationships with politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Emma Whitford

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Noam Chomsky: We Must Stop War with Iran Before It’s Too Late
The Trump administration is pursuing catastrophe to protect U.S. dominance.
Noam Chomsky

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The Weapons Industry Lobbyist Advising Joe Biden
Stuart Eizenstat has worked as a powerful political advisor, as well as a corporate lobbyist for the oil and arms industries.
Naomi LaChance

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When It Comes to U.S. Militarism, Elizabeth Warren Is No Progressive
There's one important issue on which Warren has not veered far from the Democratic establishment.
Sarah Lazare

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The Crackdown on Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange Is About Protecting U.S. Empire
By publishing information provided by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks shined light on U.S. war crimes. But exposing empire comes at a cost.
Chip Gibbons

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The Alarming Rise of Civilian Deaths in the War On Terror
New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.
Phyllis Bennis

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The Green New Deal Needs Labor’s Support. We Asked Sara Nelson How To Get It.
The president of the flight attendants union says stopping climate change and defending workers are part of the same fight.
Sarah Lazare

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As Long as Guantanamo Exists, Trump Has a Torture Chamber Ready To Use
The administration has discussed warehousing refugee children at the notorious prison.
Maha Hilal

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Joe Biden Is Railing Against Hedge Fund Managers, But He Has a Long History of Courting Them
Biden may cast himself as the champion of working people, but he's seeking support from the same financial elite that he chides on the 2020 campaign trail.
Branko Marcetic

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Honoring the Workers Killed on the Job
From wildfires to construction sites, a year in California workplace deaths.
Amy DePaul

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Biden Says He’s the Workers’ Candidate, But He Has Worked To Cut Medicare and Social Security
The universal retirement programs are Biden’s go-to sacrificial lambs.
Branko Marcetic

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How a New Generation of Socialists Can Win Power (While Avoiding the Mistakes of the Past)
In his new book The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara lays out a compelling vision for how today's socialists can forge a political path to power in the 21st Century.
Kristen R. Ghodsee

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What Will Our Climate-Ravaged World Look Like by 2049?
An author imagines how our lives will have changed in 30 years—and what we will have lost.
Meera Subramanian

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Is Amazon Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws? This Law Student Thinks He Has Evidence.
Amazon's reports of low--or zero--profits have long raised suspicions that it's selling below cost to build a global monopoly.
David Dayen

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These 2020 Candidates Are the Darlings of Wall Street. The Numbers Are Proof.
Cory Booker, Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand are among the top beneficiaries of Wall Street money, despite their rhetoric about regulating the banking industry.
Branko Marcetic

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How To Bury the Fossil Fuel Industry
We need to halt subsidies, enforce stricter regulations and bring fossil fuel corporations under public control.
Kate Aronoff

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Making the Green New Deal Work for Workers
A true just transition means robust training, guaranteed jobs and pensions for fossil fuel industry workers.
Jeremy Brecher

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The Green New Deal Must Have a Zero Waste Policy
Disrupting the extractivist logic of capitalism is crucial to addressing climate change.
Kali Akuno

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How To Build the Zero-Carbon Economy
The Green New Deal sets an ambitious goal. Here’s how to get there.
Winona LaDuke

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How Trade Agreements Stand in the Way of an International Green New Deal
To reduce emissions abroad, the U.S. must renegotiate its trade agreements.
Basav Sen

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We Produce Too Much Food. The Green New Deal Can Stop This.
Overproduction spurs environmental degradation while the poor get left behind.
Eric Holt-Giménez

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Electric Companies Won’t Go Green Unless the Public Takes Control
Private electric utilities are an obstacle to climate justice. Here’s how to build alternatives.
Johanna Bozuwa and Gar Alperovitz
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