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Labor
Baltimore Politicians Are Letting Union Jobs Die While Making Way for Luxury Real Estate
Bruce Vail
Culture
Democratic Socialism in 5 Minutes or Less
From Rosa Luxemburg to Bernie Sanders, a beginner’s guide.
Dayton Martindale
Feature
Locking Kids in Jail for Misbehavior Isn’t Just Unfair—It’s Abuse
Banal adolescent misbehavior is too often labeled a serious crime.
Michelle Chen
Labor
2,000 Striking Auto Mechanics Say Their Whole Industry Needs Realignment
Will Greenberg
Feature
With Afghanistan Surge, Donald Trump Just Took Ownership of the Forever War
Monday's announcement shows Trump will continue the same failed strategies of his predecessor.
Seelai Popal
Feature
If Nixon Went to China, Trump Can Go to North Korea
As a candidate, Trump promised a new policy toward North Korea—but now he's beating the drums of war.
John Feffer
Rural America
“They’re Hollowing Out Rural Communities”: Why We Need to Oppose Corporate Consolidation
Emeline Posner
Feature
Don’t Coddle Liberal Politicians Like Kamala Harris—History Shows They Should Be Pressured
While some media commentators want to shield Democrats from criticism, holding politicians’ feet to the fire is a longtime successful tradition on the U.S. Left.
Branko Marcetic
Viewpoint
We’ll Beat the Fascists With Ideas, Not Fists
As bad as the far Right is, shutting them down is poor strategy.
Nathan Robinson
Viewpoint
Don’t Give Fascism an Inch
To defeat white supremacy, we must confront it directly.
Natasha Lennard
Viewpoint
Why I Helped Shut the “Alt-Right” Down
While different situations call for different tactics, sometimes the only option is denying a platform.
Mukund Rathi
Feature
No Excuses for a Racist Murderer: W.E.B. DuBois on the Legacy of Robert E. Lee
Historian and civil rights organizer, W.E.B. DuBois, wrote this short essay in 1928.
W.E.B. DuBois
Feature
Toward a Real Racial Justice Platform for the Political Revolution
A conversation with Nina Turner, president of Our Revolution.
Sarah Jaffe
Labor
Renegotiating NAFTA Is Putting Lipstick on a Pig
Robert E. Scott
Rural America
NAFTA Redux Looks a Lot Like TPP: Family Farm Groups in All 3 Countries Slam Secret Trade Talks
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Labor
Why Defending Workers’ Rights Means Fighting ICE’s Deportation Machine
Michael Arria
Dispatch
Meet Randall Woodfin, the Mayoral Challenger Bringing the Political Revolution to Birmingham
The 36-year-old city attorney is proposing debt-free community college and reinvestment in Black neighborhoods.
Katherine Webb-Hehn
Feature
When You Live In a Colony, You Are Easy Meat: Guam In the Crosshairs of Warmongering
Escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea directly threaten the people of Guam.
Julian Aguon
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