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The Right Wing in the US Has Long Tried to Destroy “Government Schools”
Historian Nancy MacLean argues that privatizing public education is a dream of the radical right dating back to the segregationist South.
Is Provoking a Nuclear War With North Korea Grounds for Impeachment?
Allan Nairn discusses US-North Korea tensions.
Journalist Allan Nairn on Trump Administration’s Dismantling of US Government
Trump is dismantling the state department.
“We Can’t Let Our Guard Down”: Republicans Could Use Budget as Cudgel Against Medicaid
The Republican effort to cut taxes for the wealthy by terminating health care for poor and middle-class families is very much alive.
Boycotts to Achieve Political Change Are Forms of Political Speech
Any attempt by Congress to legislate against a grassroots movement contradicts the values that are embodied in the First Amendment.
Formerly Jailed CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou: Jeff Sessions Is Extending Obama’s War on Leaks
John Kiriakou discusses the FBI's newly formed team for handling leaks.
Richard D. Wolff Debates FOX’s Stuart Varney About Socialism
The return to socialism as a better alternative in current US society is because capitalism has failed them.
Universal Basic Income Is About Trust and Decency
Adopting a universal basic income requires experiments in building trust.
As Downtown Detroit Gentrifies, Longtime Black Residents Fight Illegal Tax Foreclosures
One in four Detroit properties have been subject to property tax foreclosure between 2011 and 2015.
Charlottesville, Virginia Backs Reparations Fund for Black Residents and Votes to Sell Robert E. Lee Statue
The city is preparing for a white nationalist rally on Saturday protesting against the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a downtown park.