C.J. Atkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins
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Opinion
Borrowers squeezed as Trump and Wall Street reshape student loan system
April 24, 2026There’s an old saying among the ruling class: A worker in debt is a good worker.
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Politics
Trading people for processors: AI layoffs reveal the logic of capitalism
April 16, 2026Corporations are throwing away workers to protect profit margins and fund massive investments in AI infrastructure.
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Labor
Fund Drive: Without your help, People’s World won’t make it
April 13, 2026With two weeks left in the People’s World 2026 Fund Drive, we've raised only $67,400 of our $140,000 target.
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Opinion
Democrats push War Powers Resolution, but are they actually pro-peace?
April 10, 2026Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is positioning his party as a more competent custodian of imperial foreign policy than Trump.
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Politics
Ceasefire for now: Trump blinks on Iran, but imperialism’s agenda remains
April 8, 2026Trump ran into a wall he didn’t expect, and his administration’s failure to achieve its objectives could make the situation more dangerous, not less.
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Politics
Insider trading on Iran takes war profiteering to a new level
April 7, 2026Those who know what Trump’s going to say before he says it are cashing in big, often helped by betting platforms like Polymarket.
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Labor
Next up after No Kings? A May Day general strike
March 30, 2026Indivisible and several major labor unions say May 1st will be a day of “No work, no school, no shopping.”
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World
Centrists are sinking in France, but can the left unite to stop fascism?
March 17, 2026Left and right both gain ground in France’s municipal elections, but sectarianism threatens the effort to stop Le Pen’s National Rally.
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