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We’re Already Seeing Signs That Trump Is Tanking the Economy

Timothy Noah The New Republic
Your stock portfolio may grow. But say goodbye to next year’s raise—and maybe even your job. Donald Trump’s election provides a useful occasion to examine the difference between what rich people want and what constitutes a thriving economy.

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Politically Corrupt and Morally Bankrupt

Helen Mercer Morning Star
Cold War anti-communism directly contributed to US labor’s decline in the latter half of the 20th century. That is a betrayal, at home and abroad, of the interests of the working class they were elected to represent.

Bethlehem Rev. Isaac Protests Continuing Gaza Genocide

Interview by Amy Goodman Democracy Now!
Reverend's Christmas sermon titled "Christ is Still in the Rubble" given while Christmas celebrations were canceled in the West Bank and the city of Bethlehem, Jesus Christ’s birthplace, for the second year in a row.

The Walmart Effect

Rogé Karma The Atlantic
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

The California Job-Killer That Wasn’t

Rogé Karma The Atlantic
The state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers—and employment kept rising. So why has the law been proclaimed a failure?