John Russo

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Russo

• Opinion

  

  Calling Trump supporters racist is easy, fighting structural racism is harder

  October 21, 2019 By Sherry Linkon And John Russo

  Hating people of color isn’t a prerequisite for a system that provides them with worse health care, worse education, lower incomes, and less power in the workplace.

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• Environment

  

  To win the Green New Deal, you’ve got to convince workers

  May 6, 2019 By John Russo

  Solutions that might seem obvious, like closing plants or mines, can come with real costs to workers and their communities.

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• Opinion

  

  Blaming workers for the problems capitalism created

  January 8, 2019 By John Russo And Sherry Linkon

  They should have planned better, been less demanding, or just been smarter. Workers have heard it all.

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• News

  

  Trump didn’t make Youngstown great again; workers there are noticing

  October 1, 2018 By John Russo

  Two years ago, Youngstown was described “crossover ground zero” for Donald Trump and the politics of resentment in working-class communities. Is Trump fever breaking?

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