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Albert: Socialism 1: New Direction?
This is the first in a multipart series addressing the surge in interest in and support for Socialism
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Leaving the madness of Army life with a modest pension and all of my limbs intact feels like a genuine escape
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Corbett: ‘Walking, Talking Conflict of Interest’
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Cohn: Lawyers Worldwide Urge International Court: Investigate Israeli Crimes
On the eve of the first anniversary of the “Great...
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Futures: The insanity of global trade
The way trade works in the global economy is absurd. It hurts small farmers, increases emissions and lines corporate pockets. But we can stop it
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Cole: Israeli Snipers Kill 4, wound 207 as 40,000 Palestinians March Peacefully
Despite occasional UN condemnation of the Israeli blockade on Palestinian civilians (which is illegal in international law, especially given that Israel is still the Occupying Power in Gaza), the world has turned a blind eye to this ongoing Israeli atrocity
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Monbiot: The destruction of the Earth is a crime
Those who destroy the living world should be charged with the international crime of ecocide
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Barnard: The Great Return March is rekindling Palestinian resistance
From the Land Day protests in 1976 to the Great Return March of today, the Palestinian struggle against colonial dispossession continues despite incredible odds
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Collins: Bring Back Eisenhower Socialism
Conservatives want you to believe that not having to choose between paying for rent or medicine is Soviet-style tyranny
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How Lachlan Murdoch Went From Studying Philosophy at Princeton to Exploiting White Nationalism at Fox News
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Cordall: Algerian Protesters Reject Military’s Gambit to Maintain Power
After weeks of mounting protests in Algeria, with hundreds of thousands gathering to call upon ailing 82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to relinquish office, there are further signs of the president’s inner circle deserting him
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Levine: Democratic (Party) Socialism
No sooner had last November’s midterm election concluded than the...
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Manokha: Workplace Surveillance Is Central to Capitalist Exploitation
Current surveillance technologies have greatly increased employers' power over workers
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Urie: The Green New Deal: First, Shoot the Economists
The question for a GND should be: what is needed to transition from the environmentally apocalyptic path we are on to long-term sustainability while insuring that everyone— every last person, has their material and social needs met?
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Fuentes: Venezuela: Why the US coup is failing
For many, it is impossible to understand how, despite presiding...
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Fernández Campbell: Thousands of workers at US factories in Mexico are striking for higher wages
The movement is now spreading beyond factories in the border region, with cashiers at US-owned supermarkets and fast-food chains demanding raises too. That includes Sam’s Club stores and Walmart stores
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Ocasio-Cortez: “Tell That to the Families in Flint”
Demolishing GOP Claim That Green New Deal Is “Elitist”
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Postel: Progressive Surge Propels Turning Point in US Policy on Yemen
The House resolution was the first time Congress flexed its War Powers muscle in the 45 years since that resolution’s passage
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Monbiot: How the media let malicious idiots take over
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Rosenberg: Drug Company Executives Defend Their Prices on the Hill
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