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Belén Fernández: A Horrible Billionaire Unconcerned With Human Suffering Is a Fitting Choice for 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

Might it not be more charming to select a Person of the Year who is actually concerned with alleviating human misery—as opposed to someone chasing a dystopian vision of an exclusive future universe run by and for Elon Musk?

January 4, 2022 · 5 Comments

Liz Theoharis: The Nation Must Have the Moral Courage To Carry on the Work of Martin Luther King Jr.

Many have claimed that those rioters (and the president’s infamous “base” more generally) were all, in essence, poor, working-class white people. In reality, however, among those who have led such racist attacks are business leaders, executives, and multimillionaires.

January 19, 2021 · 3 Comments

Maria Svart: Democratic Socialists on the Rise as Capitalism Having Increasingly Hard Time Hiding Its Ugly Face

The core idea of democratic socialism is that working people deserve better. We have a right to the wealth our labor creates. In the wealthiest country in the history of … Continue reading

November 7, 2018 · 1 Comment

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