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Op-Ed
On Campaign Finance, Party Finance, Constitutional Amendments and Political Party Reform
If “We the People” Want to Run It, We Have to Fund It.
The Trouble With Trade: People Understand It
In the case of trade, the public is onto the game. And elites are doubling down to hide the truth.
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Will the CIA Restart Its Torture Program?
The Trump administration is having debates over the use of torture in the wake of the news that Donald Trump favors reopening CIA black sites.
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Let Confusion Reign: How President Trump and China Could Impact the Solar Industry
Trump's statements on climate change, renewables and China deserve scrutiny.
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As Unions Decline, Construction Workers Are Dying at Alarming Rates
Without unions, workers in construction regularly find themselves both inadequately trained and forced to labor in situations that could — and do — kill them.
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Refusing to Sing or Stand: The Anthem as an Opportunity for Resistance
Simple acts of “taking the knee” during the anthem reveal the possibility for a new nation.
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When Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Bad Thing
We cannot accept short-term gains if they mean concessions that undermine our ability to organize over the long haul.
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How Did We Get Here? Reflections on the Transfer of Power From Obama to Trump
One Black individual in an office for eight years clearly does not obviate 200 years of white male succession or racism.
Confronting the Unprecedented Chaos of Trumpland, Fatherhood Edition
The very concept of context has become little more than a bad joke.
China Is Not to Blame for the Decline of the US Working Class
Workers on both sides of the Pacific are exploited by the same transnational companies and face similar conditions.