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The Future of Socialism in the US: An Interview With Kshama Sawant
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant discusses the meaning of her re-election and socialism as an international project.
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President Obama Continues to Pre-Judge Classified Documents Cases
Casting such public judgments further erodes the already crumbling rule of law in this fearful post-9/11 era.
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How Ukraine’s Finance Chief Got Rich
If Western "values" include putting citizens' interests before self-interest Jaresko may need some remedial training.
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GOP Dream Debate
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GOP Candidates Spar, but Agree on One Thing: Don’t Raise the Minimum Wage
The fourth GOP presidential debate took place last night with the three front-runners opposing a minimum wage increase.
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Clicking Our Way Toward the 2016 Election
Our political self determination may be headed toward manipulations that have no genuine semblance of public opinion.
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Viggo Mortensen: On Foreign Policy, Democratic Candidates Aren’t Too Far From the Hawks
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have voiced support for President Obamau2019s plan to keep US troops in Afghanistan.
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US Bases in the East China Sea Are Creating an Arms Race
It is time for the US to vacate its overseas bases and engage in purely peaceful diplomatic, labor, and trade relations.
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“Plan X”: Former Greek Finance Minister on the Movement to Democratize Europe
To democratize Europe is actually a very radical idea that goes against every fiber in the body and soul of those people.
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What the GOP Got Wrong About Women During Their Latest Debate
In the GOP debate there are simply two kinds of women: single mothers or "men and women."