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Does the capitalist class support democracy?
February 7, 2022To paraphrase Nixon’s notorious John Mitchell of Watergate infamy: “Watch what we do, not what we say.” And when you see the actions of the corporate class vis-a-vis democracy, the picture ain’t pretty.
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Fast Food Sector Council advances in California, but CalCare health bill on hold
February 4, 2022A new council to regulate the fast food industry moves closer to reality, but California's single-payer health system gets a delay.
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Connecticut’s Essential Worker Relief Fund a model other governments should follow
February 4, 2022While the relief fund isn’t perfect, it is definitely a model that other states and even the federal government should take a close look at.
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The deadly 2022 Bronx fire was a capitalist disaster
February 3, 2022It reflected a failure of the system rather than a mistake by an individual tenant.
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Amid book bans and anti-CRT legislation, a Kentucky history teacher remembers Jim Crow
February 3, 2022I don’t remember the white kid’s name. But I remember what he said to me after my community college Kentucky history class one day: “My parents or grandparents never told me about any of this. We...
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