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Building a System-Changing Response to Trump and Trumpism at All Levels
Trumpism signals a global crisis of capitalism that calls for an urgent democratization of the economic system.
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Rejecting Dangerous Saviors: Can “The People” Save the US?
We have to stop looking for elite saviors and move toward a progressive politics where the people save themselves.
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Countering Trump: Let’s Build a People-Powered Democracy and Economy
It's time to decentralize political and economic power and bring back the concept of true public ownership.
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Combat Narratives Show Loss of Social Supports Leads Many Women Into Warfare Jobs
We need institutions of care that do not depend on endless war to provide much needed social supports for families.
Noam Chomsky on Hopes for Democracy in 2016 and Beyond
Noam Chomsky discusses media, political discourse, his hopes for democracy and the Brand New Congress movement.
Trickle-Up Democracy: State and Local Ballots Give Voters a Say
Measures to reduce the influence of money on politics could win approval in cities and states across the country November 8.
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Henry A. Giroux | Unthinkable Politics and the Dead Bodies of Children
The civic function of politics is collapsing, and violence has become the US's habitual response to social problems.
How Republicans Game the Concept of Democracy Through Disenfranchisement
Voter disenfranchisement is just one of the techniques Republicans have employed to undermine democracy.
Electoral College Follies: How Tim Kaine or Mike Pence Could Become Our Next President
It's time we abandoned the Electoral College for a free, unmediated democracy like a majority of the world's nations.
Scott Walker Backers Defend Lead and Wisconsin’s Poisoned Politics
In Scott Walker's Wisconsin, lead chips have replaced cheese curds as the tasty snack of choice.