Analysis
Analysis of political developments.
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White House passes blame for betraying immigrants
“For eight long years, we have had a president who has made all kinds of promises to Latinos on…
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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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Mourning the loss of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter—the only professional boxer to be awarded a world championship title belt outside of the ring—died of prostate…
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Why raising the minimum wage won’t make prices go up
Seattle, March 15 march for $15 minimum wage Photo: Rachel Freeman In response to our report “Seattle marches for $15…
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All capitalism is wage theft
Boston, Mar. 18 Photo: Steven Senne In mid-March, workers at McDonald’s in California, New York and Michigan filed lawsuits against the…
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Herman Wallace, revolutionary fighter, dies after 3 days of freedom
Wallace died at the age of 71 from complications of liver cancer. According to his legal counsel, among his last…
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‘Lesser-evil’ politics demoralize and demobilize progressives
While defenders of the "lesser evil" Democratic Party believe they are holding the line against even further right-wing encroachment, they…
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Five reasons we need socialism to solve unemployment
The “official” unemployment rate is essentially worthless in assessing the state of the economy. The real unemployment rate is at…
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Haiti’s centuries-long battle against imperialism
As the Haitian masses do whatever they must to survive, a policeman tries to stop the so-called 'looting,' Jan. 15.…
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Fred Hampton remembered
The wave of repression unleashed on the Black liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s by the FBI's "Operation COINTELPRO"…
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