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Labor Organizing in 2017: Looking Beyond Trump’s Lies on Jobs
Manufacturing became a source of good jobs only after angry working people united to fight the bosses and politicians.

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The Concept of the Wall
In contrast to neoliberalism's ideology of freedom and openness, walls abet privatization and precarity the world over.

Can the Trump-Pence Administration Overturn Roe v. Wade?
Attacks on Roe v. Wade won't succeed overnight, but state legislatures are pursuing ways to re-criminalize abortion.

American Carnage: The Obscenity of Trump’s Inauguration
Donald J. Trump is president, but the growl of organized protest will never be far from him now.

Laying the Ground for Resistance to Trump on Day One
There is fear, but also hope, in the hearts of the organizers who are fighting Trump's oppressive agenda.

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Don’t Judge Sessions By His Cover

Deficits Matter — but Not in the Way Paul Krugman Thinks They Do
Paul Krugman is worried — but not for the right reasons.

Trump Is In; Now Where Does Standing Rock Stand?
The new administration may overturn the hold on pipeline construction, but opposition is continuing to grow.

For Trump’s Rich Appointees, Death May Be Certain but Taxes Aren’t
If Republicans succeed in repealing the estate tax, Trump's cabinet and their heirs may be able to defer capital gains taxes forever.

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Trump’s New Budget Slashes Funding for Arts, Women’s Safety and Civil Rights
The proposed budget a clear sign of where the contempt of this administration is aimed.