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Fascists Are Using COVID-19 to Advance Their Agenda. It’s Up to Us to Stop Them.
We must build new strategies within our movements to combat the incoming wave of authoritarianism.
Obama Takes Subtle Jab at Trump, Tells Mayors “Biggest Mistake” is to Misinform
The former president's recent comments on social media and elsewhere appear to be critical of Trump.
Chomsky on Trump’s Disastrous COVID-19 Response, Sanders and What Gives Him Hope
Noam Chomsky says frontline medical workers and the persistence of progressive activists are giving him hope.
Trump’s Push to Reopen Economy on May 1 Puts His Reelection Above Public Health
A number of White House sources say Trump's push to reopen the economy is more political than practical.
Pence Won’t Let COVID Task Force Appear on CNN Unless It Airs Trump’s Briefings
The press briefings Pence wants CNN to air can sometimes last in excess of two hours.
Sanders “Broke the Spell” of Neoliberalism as Trump Pushes COVID-19 Capitalism
Bernie Sanders “opened up the window of what was possible politically in this country,” says journalist Naomi Klein.
The Sanders Campaign Is Suspended, But His Impact Lives On
Policies which were seen as wildly idealistic in 2016 are now widespread demands, thanks to Sanders's movement.
The Pandemic Has Accelerated the Global Economic “Slowbalization”
Foreign policy expert John Feffer discusses globalization in a post-pandemic world.
COVID-19 Is Trump’s 9/11. Like Bush, He Was Warned and Didn’t Act.
Just as George W. Bush was briefed in August 2001 about Bin Laden, Trump knew about COVID-19 for months and did little.
Outrage as Wisconsin Forces Residents to Vote in Person During COVID Pandemic
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers attempted to postpone the elections but was overruled by the courts and Republican lawmakers.