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January 7, 2023

‘B4’ It’s Too Late: The Socialist Left’s Role in Fighting Autocracy

Bill Fletcher Jr. Convergence

B4—the Broad Front Opposing the Right—can’t be about the status quo. While it must be aimed at defeating all attacks on our democratic rights, its thrust must be to expand democracy and shift US domestic and foreign policy.

January 7, 2023

The Constitutional Case for Disarming the Debt Ceiling

The Framers would have never tolerated debt-limit brinkmanship. It’s time to put this terrible idea on trial.

January 7, 2023

Human Prehistory—Why New Discoveries About Human Origins Open Up Revolutionary Possibilities

Jan Ritch-Frel Independent Media Institute

The invention and subsequent development of technology was the inflection point from which humanity was to diverge towards an alternative pathway from all other life forms on Earth.

January 7, 2023

The Ultrarich Are Getting Cozy in America’s Tax Havens

Whizy Kim Vox

More states are slashing or eliminating taxes, lessening the burden mostly for the wealthy. What does that cost the rest of us?

January 7, 2023

Ontario’s Strong Mayor Reforms

Tom McDowell Canadian Dimension

Strong mayor reforms are a ruling class effort to insulate neoliberal policies from democratic interference

January 7, 2023

Management Rights: Negotiating Your First Contract

Robert M. Schwartz Labor Notes

First, employers want to take away the union’s statutory right to receive advance notice of any significant changes that might affect employees. Second, they want to take away the union’s legal right to bargain to agreement or impasse before the employer puts the change into effect.

January 6, 2023