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Arsène Tchakarian (1916–2018)

David Broder Jacobin
Arsène Tchakarian was the last surviving member of a Communist military unit in the French Resistance. Mainly Jews and immigrants, they risked everything to fight the Nazi occupation.

The Campaign for One Democratic State

Yoav Haifawi Mondoweiss
“We held many meetings with potential Arab and Jewish activists and supporters,” he said, adding, ”By reaching out we have witnessed that many people are undergoing a process of change in their approach to the solution.

The Wind at Labor’s Back

New York Times Editorial Board New York Times
Missouri voters sent a strong pro-worker message Tuesday by overturning an anti-union law.

Federal Tax Cuts in the Bush, Obama, and Trump Years

Steve Wamhoff, Matthew Gardner Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
The national debt today stands at $15.7 trillion. Two decisions made since 2000 — tax cuts and America’s wars since September 11, 2001 — together account for roughly two-thirds of that amount.

Operating on the Body Politic

Philip Fried Dispatches from the Poetry Wars
New York poet Philip Fried makes a diagnosis of brain damage to explain the body politic of a certain politician with orange hair.