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Elections and the Marxist Tradition
Just as a house is more than its foundation and supports, so capitalism is more than its economic structure.
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Economic Policy Could Determine the Political Results in Venezuela
The government clearly needs to fix the economy if it is to regain popularity.
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Like It or Not, the Democratic Party Now Must Answer to Millennials
Younger voters supporting Bernie Sanders have become a force with which the Democratic establishment will need to reckon.
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TV Is Donald’s Free Trump Card to Stoke Racism
Donald Trump's political rise can be largely attributed to the permanent guest member of most US families — television.
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Upton Sinclair and the Democrats’ Dirty Tricks
Sinclair's campaign came as the US was near the low point of the Great Depression.
The War on Drugs Failed, So Why Isn’t It Over?
Why are politicians so far behind, even as calls for legalization go mainstream?
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Progressive Politics Don’t Feel So Inclusive When You’re Latino
Failing to understand the interests of 55 million Latinos has been one of the greatest political failures of our time.
Members of Congress Call for End to Mass Voter Suppression and Insecure Elections
Nine representatives are calling for secure voting technologies and laws that protect voters from being disenfranchised.
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Sanders May Be All but Finished, but the Fight for a Better Future Is Not
Why direct our energy into the Democratic Party? What the progressive left really needs is a party of our own.
Julian Reid on the Rise of Resilience
Julian Reid critically examines the impact of resilience on our lives and its relation to the world.