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It’s Time to Wake Up About the Democratic Party
While we are right to fear what a Trump presidency could mean for this country, we are mistaken to think that a Clinton presidency would be any safer.
Up Against the Wall: How to Avoid Nuclear Catastrophe
It is urgent that we understand the bizarre interdependence that arises from the reality that nine nations possess nuclear weapons.
From Local Pants to Local Energy: The Case for Localizing Our Economies
To reject the imperative of re-localizing our economies requires a great deal of denial. Endless growth is unsustainable.
The Life of the Parties: The Influence of “Influence” in Washington
Perhaps it won't surprise you to learn that lobbying remains one of the nation's persistently prosperous industries.
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After Brexit: Reckoning With Britain’s Racism and Xenophobia
Many who voted to leave the EU did not do so for xenophobic reasons, but the Brexit campaign was nevertheless fought on racist grounds.
Here’s How Clinton’s Latest College Debt-Relief Plan Misses the Mark
Clinton has offered a proposal that fits neatly into the “makers vs. takers” right-wing narrative of the economy.
Moving Beyond Bernie Sanders’ “Political Revolution“
Just as the Sanders campaign didn't arise in a vacuum, there's no reason to expect it will leave a vacuum behind it.
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The United States: Land of Terrorists and Massacres
Historical records remind us that the murders in Orlando, unfortunately, do not constitute the largest domestic mass murders.
“Transgender Troops” Should Be an Oxymoron
Is the US military's plan to allow transgender troops a civil rights victory?
Democratic Party Platform Committee Supports a Wall Street Tax
By linking the tax to the need for funding for free higher education at public universities, Bernie Sanders made the tax even more popular.