Analysis
Analysis of political developments.
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Welcome to ‘average prosperity’
Since mid-2009 until May, the U.S. economy has been mired in a period of stagnation/depression, while an unusually weak recovery…
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Supreme Court: What Noel Canning decision means for workers
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President’s “recess” appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were unconstitutional,…
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US/UN to Haiti: No remedy for cholera
On June 20, the United Nations Secretary General was served with a notice requiring him to appear in Court and…
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California socialist campaigns receive more than 200,000 votes
The Party for Socialism and Liberation ran two candidates for office in California in the June 3 primary, on the…
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New EPA guidelines: Too soft on corporate polluters
Earlier this year, the inhabitants of the Carteret Islands became the first modern climate refugees. For the first time in…
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U.S.-Venezuela coup plot exposed; Plan to “annihilate Maduro,” others
In a dramatic televised exposé on May 28, email messages from Venezuelan ultra-right opposition leaders reveal the direct role of…
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Communist forces debate the way forward in Nepal
Dramatic election results in Nepal have set the stage for a period of political realignment as the seventh government since…
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The election of Narendra Modi and the dangerous rise of India’s far-right
Narendra Modi India’s national elections swept to office the far-right candidate Narendra Modi as prime minister and his party, Bartiya…
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Turkey: This is not an accident, it is a massacre
A scene from a protest in İstanbul. The banner reads “Murderers, capital and AKP, we will bring the murderers of…
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Big business attempts to use ICE to bust unions
Palermo’s Pizza workers strike in Milwaukee, 2012. Photo: Jenna Pope On a daily basis, workers across the country are faced…
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