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“Measures of despair”: Chicago desperate for action on violence and poverty
May 16, 2016A poll just released depicts a city that is losing faith in its basic public institutions, from the police to the mayor's office.
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The ‘Grand Old Woman of U.S. Communism’: Mother Bloor and Iowa farmers
May 11, 2016Mother Bloor is famous in labor and radical circles, but unknown to many, she was also a key figure in the farmer's struggle in Iowa during the Depression.
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Left Strategy 2016: A narrow defeat of Trump’s racism is not enough
May 11, 2016The perilous consequences of a Trump presidency should be a wake-up call for the left. The possibility of dealing the racist right a major blow should energize and excite us.
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Socialism: Only practical hope, not narrow fantasies, need apply
May 11, 2016Any kind of socialism that isn't working to combat racism and sexism isn't being practical at all, not to mention realistic.
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Sawant is wrong on Trump versus Clinton
May 10, 2016The Bernie or Bust crowd misses the real differences between Clinton and Trump: On immigration, foreign policy and trade, Trump would be far worse.
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