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National (In)security: What a Trump Presidency Really Means for Americans at the Edge
Trump may present himself as a maverick, but on security he never wavers from an all-too-familiar externally focused and militarized narrative.
The Myth About College Degrees
Does a college degree boost earnings and reduce unemployment?
May Day Mass Action Will Be a Historic “Strike From Below“
Hundreds of thousands of service workers across the South and the rest of the nation are planning to take part in a general strike.
Why Socialist Job Guarantees Are Better Than Universal Basic Income
Self-managed job guarantee programs empower workers, raise wages and can free labor from Wall Street control.
An American Century of Carnage: Measuring Violence in a Single Superpower World
We're only three quarters of the way through the US's violent century and there's more to come.
Undocumented Filipinos Are Living a Special Nightmare in Trump’s US
Undocumented Filipinos are linking arms with others in the anti-Trump resistance.
Florida Vacations for the President; Budget Cuts for Everyone Else
When it comes to personal vacations, the president doesn't seem interested in sparing any costs.
A Climate of Hate: How Border Militarization Is Getting Deadlier
Border communities have already witnessed growing technologies and weaponry, border agents and buildup over the last 20 years.
Not Your Grandma’s Civil Rights Strategy: Whose Streets? (Then and Now)
Does reform still demand powerful allies, and if so, who might they be?
The DLC Lives: “Third Way” Democrats Are Trying to Push the Party Rightward
The DLC never went away: Through well-funded think tanks like Third Way, it continues to push Democrats to the right.