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Fighting for Workers’ Rights Under Hostile Labor Laws: Insights From the Deep South
It's possible to fight for workers under a hostile “right-to-work” regime — but unions need to get more militant.
Deficits Matter — but Not in the Way Paul Krugman Thinks They Do
Paul Krugman is worried — but not for the right reasons.
Insights From Mississippi on Organizing in a Right-Wing Context: A Conversation With Kali Akuno
Communities most likely to be adversely affected by President Trump are preparing to make themselves ungovernable.
Oregon’s Higher Education Funding Woes Continue Unabated
public universities in Oregon must still confront their budget prospects and the impacts on the students they serve.
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Neoliberalism Creeps in: Nicaragua’s Slow Departure From Sandinista Ideals
The Nicaraguan government's leftist origins provide effective cover for President Ortega's neoliberal programs.
Capitalism Is the Problem
Not just reform but a total system change over to a worker-centric economy is the cure for capitalism's chronic ills.
Trump’s America and the New World Order: A Conversation With Noam Chomsky
Chomsky discusses Trump's lethal know-nothing appointees and the US's growing isolation within a new world order.
Henry A. Giroux on Trump’s Cabinet, the Church of Neoliberal Evangelicals
Trump's cabinet of incompetent billionaires and generals represents the worst of militarism and neoliberalism.
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A Message to Social Studies Educators of the US in the Coming Trump Era
It is time for teachers to rethink the nature and purpose of teaching in Trumpland and create a system for the excluded.
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The “Free Market” Is Actually Structured for the Rich
In “Rigged,” economist Dean Baker argues that there is nothing free or resilient about the myth of the “free market.”