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March 7, 2020

South Carolina, Neoliberalism's Stranglehold, and the Mystique of the 'Black Vote'

Adolph Reed Jr. and Willie Legette Common Dreams

By reducing black Americans' concerns to race or exploiting the idea of a singular "black vote," the elite political class undermines our ability to organize a majoritarian social movement to combat the ruling-class assault on all working people.

March 7, 2020

Will Major Networks Cover the Climate Crisis in 2020 Elections?

Mark Hertsgaard Columbia Journalism Review

South African school children hold placards denouncing climate crisis denialism.

The climate crisis, one of the top stories of the 2020 election, cries out for in-depth coverage by the big three networks. But in 2019 less than 1 out of every 100 network news stories talked about the problem that could end life as we know it.

March 7, 2020

After International Women’s Day Mexican Women Plan Historic Strike

Isabella Cota OpenDemocracy

Mexico City protest against gender-based violence against women.

In Mexico, thousands are expected to march in celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8. One day later, millions of Mexicans will be called upon to support the country’s first all-women labor strike to demand an end to gender-based violence.

March 6, 2020