Opinion

Capitalist charity can’t solve homelessness or any other social problem
May 10, 2019 By Julianne Tveten
As long as we give capitalists power to claim they’re the ones making things better, they’ll preserve the status quo in housing and every other facet of public policy.
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Capitalism has failed to produce the new antibiotics we need
May 9, 2019 By Morning Star
The story is nothing new: socialized costs, privatized profits. And antibiotics just don't pay like they used to.
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Chicago Uber driver speaks: Why I’m on strike today
May 8, 2019 By Lenny Sanchez
If Uber is richly rewarded by investors for taking advantage of its workers, other industries will follow. We’ll all become independent contractors, whether we like it or not.
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Don’t be fooled by the ‘left foreign policy’ scam
May 7, 2019 By Ian Goodrum
With Sanders as the front-runner, some in the foreign policy establishment are jockeying for positions in his possible future presidential administration.
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Voting rights for prisoners and the gasp heard ’round the world
May 7, 2019 By Tim Libretti
Voter suppression targeting African Americans and people of color is exclusively a Republican agenda, right? Not so fast.
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