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A heated online discourse about Dr. Samira Mohan's departure only scratches the surface of a bigger issue.

Sure, Alien is about an alien. But, on a deeper level, it's the story about the horrors of a cartoonishly evil company with unchecked power. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation is an extreme form of what's known in economics as a monopsony.

“Today, there isn’t a single state, metropolitan area, or county in the United States where a full-time worker earning the local minimum wage can afford a two-bedroom apartment.”

As climate lawsuits mount nationwide, new GOP bill borrows from gun-industry strategy to grant fossil fuel companies sweeping legal immunity and other protections.

“Gas prices are skyrocketing because of Trump’s war,” said the Democratic House whip. “If just a few Republicans are willing to choose the American people over Trump, we can stop this reckless war today.”

Since the pandemic, Americans’ hardship withdrawals from their 401(k) funds have soared. It’s a stopgap for many people who are struggling, but also points to a dysfunctioning pension system.

The Trump administration profoundly misunderstands power as being synonymous with violence. But we can learn a lesson about real power from a humble source — flowers.

The celebration of abstract humanity featured in individual portraits of workers becomes, in any given political situation, the liberation of the dignity of the passive victim. Real “subjecthood” comes from an understanding of class.

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