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Chinese Style Capitalism: Its Strengths Are Also Its Vulnerabilities

Walden Bello Foreign Policy in Focus
Workers at an Apple factory in China.
China’s economy might be called “capitalism with Chinese characteristics,” not “socialism with Chinese characteristics” as Deng Xiaoping described it. Most unique is a Communist Party structure that parallels the government structure at all levels.

Why Top Democrat Snubs Fight Against Deadly “Cancer Alley” Pollution

Oliver Laughland and Emily Holden The Guardian
Mary Hampton and Robert Taylor in DC.
Cedric Richmond is a rising Democratic Party star and co-chair of Joe Biden’s Presidential campaign. The African American congressman is also one of the highest Democratic Party recipients of donations from the oil, gas and chemicals industries.

Life Under the Algorithm

Gabriel Winant The New Republic
How a relentless speedup is reshaping the working class.

Why Impeachment Matters, Regardless of the Outcome

Chris Winters Yes! Magazine
So why are we doing this? While it’s highly unlikely Trump will be removed from power before the 2020 election, there are a couple arguments to be made that impeaching him serves a higher purpose, even if the outcome is likely a foregone conclusion

Overturning Felony Disenfranchisement in Southern States

Benjamin Barber Facing South
In six Southern states — Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia — more than 7 percent of the adult population is disenfranchised, disproportionately more of minorities and the poor

Friday Nite Videos | December 13, 2019

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Trump Is "Surprised" He's Being Impeached for Ukraine Scandal. 'A Rapist in Your Path': Chilean Protest Song Becomes Feminist Anthem. America’s Afghanistan Fiasco. Man Climbs Over Trump's Border Wall. How America Fails Its Whistleblowers.