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Democrats’ Rural Problem in Wisconsin

Christina Lieffring The Progressive
Now that the state has fair election maps, the only thing stopping the left from flipping rural districts is themselves.

War in Sudan: One Year on…

Fathi El-Fadl Liberation
The outcome of this catastrophic war, even if touted as a “victory” by either side, will only be the exacerbation in the suffering of our people, and a hastening towards our country becoming a failed state.

Setting Our Sights on a Third Reconstruction

Max Elbaum Convergence
If our goal is a robust democracy and working-class power, the experiences of the Civil War-Reconstruction era and the Second Reconstruction of the 1950s-’60s provide crucial lessons for breaking out of our current impasse.

Friday Nite Videos | May 3, 2024

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It’s Time To Tax the Billionaires

Gabriel Zucman New York Times
The idea that billionaires should pay a minimum amount of income tax is not a radical idea. A global coordinated minimum tax on the superrich will not fix capitalism. But it is a necessary first step.