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Danny Katch

Danny Katch is a socialist, activist and humor writer. He is the author of Socialism… Seriously and Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People, published by Haymarket Books.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Kyiv residents sit in tent set up after building is hit with shrapnel
Op-Ed
War & Peace

A New Cold War Won’t Help the People of Ukraine or Anyone Else

Foreign policy elites excited about a new Cold War are not thinking primarily about the needs of the Ukrainian people.
by
Danny Katch,
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March 23, 2022
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A masked protester holds up a sign reading "SCHOOLS ARE NOT SAFE" during an outdoor protest
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Both GOP and Democratic Party Want Us to Surrender to COVID for Capitalism

Both parties have used different emotional and cultural appeals to justify their support for the same disastrous policy.
by
Danny Katch,
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January 31, 2022
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Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and their supporters participate in a car caravan around City Hall to protest against in-person learning in Chicago public schools on January 10, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.
Interview
Human Rights

Pandemic Accommodations Proved We Can Vastly Expand Disability Access If We Try

Significant accommodations were offered once the pandemic started affecting the capitalist class.
by
Danny Katch,
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January 23, 2022
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People gather for a protest demanding Pfizer and wealthy nations make the COVID-19 vaccine and treatments more accessible at One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza on July 14, 2021, in New York City.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

2022 Must Be the Year the Left Proactively Shapes the COVID Agenda

We must regain our bearings and adjust our organizing demands and strategies to address a permanently changed world.
by
Danny Katch,
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December 21, 2021
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For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City's reopening plan.
Interview
Education & Youth

Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.

For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City’s reopening plan.
by
Danny Katch,
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October 3, 2021
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Participants in the Global Day of Action AIDS march and rally set out from Washington Square Park on the way to Sixth Ave in New York City, circa 2000.
Interview
Environment & Health

Activism Made AIDS Treatment More Accessible — That’s What It’ll Take for COVID

AIDS researcher Sam Friedman discusses the lessons learned from the movement to lower prices for vital AIDS treatments.
by
Danny Katch,
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June 13, 2021
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A UPS worker wheels a bunch of boxes across a street
Interview
Economy & Labor

COVID Profiteering Exposes the Need to Make Marxism Accessible to All

“A People’s Guide to Capitalism” demystifies and makes accessible the fundamental concepts of Marxist economics.
by
Danny Katch,
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April 18, 2021
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President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Don’t Blame the Moderator. Presidential Debates Are Set Up to Be a Charade.

The format ensures candidates don’t have to tackle real questions from journalists or third-party candidates.
by
Danny Katch,
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October 22, 2020
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School buses are seen in Westchester County, New York, on March 12, 2020, as several schools closed.
Interview
Education & Youth

New York Officials Caused More Deaths to Maintain the “Illusion of Education”

City leaders are still talking grades and achievement when they should be caring for students’ needs, says one teacher.
by
Danny Katch,
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April 10, 2020
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Serbian soldiers patrol along the Batrovci border crossing between Serbia and Croatia on March 20, 2020.
Interview
Environment & Health

We Need Testing and Trust — Not Travel Bans, Says Epidemiologist

“Foreign virus” is a nonsensical term for something that affects us all, says infectious disease expert Derek Cummings.
by
Danny Katch,
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March 22, 2020
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