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US Politics’ True Bipartisan Consensus: Capitalism Is Untouchable
The idea that capitalism is the problem is something neither Democrats nor Republicans allow into their debates.
“A Classic State Capitalist”: How Donald Trump Profited From Public Subsidies and Political Favors
Today we look back at Trump's rise to power and how he profited from his father's deep pocketbook.
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.
The Spanish Left’s Anti-Inequality Plan
Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias had an impact on political landscape and vows to continue to fight extreme inequality.
In Wake of Supreme Court Disappointment, Immigrant Rights Advocates Vow to Turn Out the Vote
As undocumented immigrants' futures remain uncertain, advocates are organizing to hold officials accountable in the streets, in voting booths and in the courts.
The Most Important Election of Your Life — Is Not This Year
If and when this new, neo-fascist party fields a charismatic presidential candidate, that will be the most important election of our lives.
Brexit: Fear, Loathing and Anger on Both Sides of the Channel
Europe's fault lines will be open to fractures due to European leaders' refusal to abandon the neoliberal policies that sowed the seeds of this revolt.
The War on Weed Is Winding Down — but Will Monsanto Be the Winner?
Skeptics question the sudden push for legalization, which is largely funded by wealthy investors linked to Big Ag and Big Pharma.
The Hypocrisy of the Democrats’ Sit-In Stunt
It's an election year, and the Democrats need a new fundraising peg.