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Op-Ed
No, Mitch McConnell, the Filibuster Isn’t Necessary to Protect Democracy
McConnell's defense of the filibuster is meant to convince the public that doom will follow any attempt at change.
Biden’s Promise of US “Leadership” in Central America Has an Ominous Ring
Biden's plan promotes an old economic development model that has long benefited U.S. corporations.
Rich Countries Are Using Vaccines as a Power Play — and Everyone Could Suffer
The U.S., U.K., EU and Israel are hoarding vaccines. To beat COVID, we need true global cooperation instead.
Biden Needs to Treat the Climate as an Emergency — Starting Now
We have proven to ourselves once again that solutions are there to be seized.
People Paid a Big Price for Prematurely Dropping Pandemic Measures a Century Ago
If we have anything to learn from the 1918 influenza pandemic, it's the risks of an early return to pre-pandemic life.
What Does Capitalism in Crisis Look Like? A Ship Stuck in the Suez Canal.
Capitalists are contending with another blow to global supply chains already hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Faith Communities Must Stop Funding Programs That Reinforce Mass Incarceration
Faith communities must make a choice between reinforcing the carceral state or resisting it.
Cops Hired by Amazon Are Intimidating Workers and Supporters of the Union Drive
The police chief of Bessemer, Alabama, says off-duty cops have been hired by Amazon as “security” for the facility.
Corporate Media Biases Threaten the Passage of Landmark LGBTQ Protections
Corporate media have marginalized the Equality Act, while social media platforms have spread disinformation about it.
Threat of Authoritarianism Is No Longer on the Horizon: It’s Arrived in the GOP
To counter the fascist politics in the GOP, we need liberatory forms of education to expand the public imagination.