Analysis
Analysis of political developments.
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Republicans still pushing Kavanaugh confirmation despite damning Senate hearings
Kavanaugh came off as the living embodiment of the ruling-class culture of Georgetown Prep and Yale University fraternities, whose elite…
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Trump uses talk at UN to escalate aggression against Iran
We must be clear that sanctions are another instrument of war.
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Long Beach, Ca. police use messaging app in massive illegal cover-up
Police used disappearing text app to hide evidence.
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McDonald’s workers in 10 cities strike against sexual harassment
According to a Hart Research Associates survey in 2016, 40 percent of women working in fast-food experienced sexual harassment at…
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Long Island protesters expose racist ‘immigration forum’ that excluded immigrants
On Sept. 15, a “call to rally” was shared across Long Island, N.Y., liberal and progressive Facebook pages.
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Navajo miners still struggle for justice and compensation
On July 10, 2018, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye announced his call for Congress to extend federal compensation for Navajo…
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Costa Rican workers hold general strike to defend their rights
As a response to tax law changes known as the Combo Fiscal, since September 10 huge numbers of Costa Rican…
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Students in Mexico rise up against political repression
On September 3, students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) organized a peaceful rally outside the Dean’s office…
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China and the US: A tale of two storms
The U.S. “system” of evacuation is emblematic of the capitalist system.
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Mass incarceration’s terrible toll on prisoners’ families
The cost and impact of mass incarceration on the families of prisoners is rarely quantified or even discussed.
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