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The G.O.P. is Destroying Wisconsin -- and We Should All Be Worried

Jim Swearingen The National Book Review
Wisconsin is one of several states with proud progressive, working class histories that are now the focus of the Republican Party's experiments in deeply conservative government. This book recounts the legacy of that experiment.

How the Tentacles of the U.S. Military Are Strangling the Planet

Vijay Prashad Alternet
The United States military has a staggering 883 military bases in 183 countries, Russia has 8, China 1. There is no country with a military footprint that replicates that of the United States. The bases create instability rather than peace.

We Speak, We Remember, We Will Win

Jessica Juarez Scruggs OurFuture.org
I will use my voice to share all of the stories that have been silence because they are inconvenient or might spoil someone’s ambitions. We are all at risk, but once again, women, particularly women of color, are on the front line.

Global Left Midweek - October 3, 2018

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Vijay Prashad on Venezuela, Vietnam's New President, UK: Labour Party Meets, Pan-Africanism Conference in Ghana, Murder Wave in Colombia, Breakthrough for Québec Solidaire, Euro Left Seminar

State workers in Connecticut Loyal to Unions Despite Right to End Dues

Dan Haar Connecticut Post
In Connecticut, the good news is that anti-labor Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision won’t break the unions, which uphold the middle class at a time when the share of income going to the top 1 percent has doubled in barely more than a generation.

Wendell Berry’s Right Kind of Farming

Gracy Olmstead The New York Times
Agricultural choices must be made by these inescapable standards: the ecological health of the farm and the economic health of the farmer.

The Exaggerated Death of American Socialism

Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones Portside
It turns out that socialism has been a major theme in American discourse. This essay is based on The American Left: Its Impact on Politics and Society since 1900 (Edinburgh University Press)

Pack the Supreme Court

Mehdi Hasan Mehdi Hasan
It’s past time to consider court packing: When they next have control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, Democrats should add at least two new seats to the Supreme Court and then fill them, with left-wing, well-qualified woman.