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Noam Chomsky: Global Democratic Uprisings and New Challenges to US Empire
Noam Chomsky continues to offer trenchant analysis of how US hegemony is a self-destructive force.
Rebecca Solnit on How Disasters Can Move Us From a Sense of Self-Interest to a Sense of Community
Solnit explains how revolution can arise from the rubble.
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Can a Paradise Be Built in Hell?
Rebecca Solnit: To be passive in the face of disappointment is to ensure that injustice prevails.
How Richard Nixon Sabotaged 1968 Vietnam Peace Talks to Get Elected President
America's Stolen Narrative explores the 1968 Nixon campaign efforts to prevent peace in Vietnam in order to help him narrowly be elected president.
America’s False History Allows the Powerful to Commit Crimes Without Consequence
Parry connects the dots from the sabotaged Johnson Vietnam peace talks to deceptions that led to Iraq.
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When Democracy Is Trumped by the Excesses of Capitalism
Richard Wolff makes the compelling argument that modern capitalism has undermined democracy, replacing it with a plutocracy.
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The Foundation of a New Democratic Economy Is Worker Self-Directed Enterprises
Economic democracy can unleash innovation at the workplace and in politics.
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Reading for a New Economy: Two New Books Tackle Cures for Global Crisis
Richard Wolff and Robin Hahnel promote a democratic path forward to healing the economy.
Is There an Alternative for Capitalist Economics and Politics? Richard Wolff Says Yes
Few are better equipped than economist Richard Wolff, professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, to address the massive failings and inequalities of capitalism.
Nuclear Roulette: The Truth About the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth
An interview with our Progressive Pick of the Week's author about the lesser-known dangers of nuclear energy.