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Democratic Socialist Post-Election Musings

Tom Gallagher Medium.com
Much of the post-election Democratic Party fretting has appropriately centered on the degree to which it has lost the presumption of being the party of the working class. One solution: "Maybe Democrats have to embrace a Sanders-style disruption."

This Cheese Is Your Cheese

Hannah Walhout Ambrook Research
There’s a literal wide world of cheeses out there. As U.S. dairies struggle, should we be making more of them? Sometimes, this can make all the difference in keeping a farm in business.

Why Influencers Like Jake Paul Are Taking Over Boxing

Jack Bedrosian Jacobin
Influencers like Jake Paul have risen to prominence by fighting athletes who want an alternative to exploitative bodies like the UFC. His pro-Trumpism and call for a union to protect the rights of fighters represent the contradictions within combat

Understanding the Immigrant Swing Toward Trump

Sharon M. Quinsaat Jacobin
Liberal pundits have puzzled over increasing support for Trump by immigrants and people of color. To understand the trend, we should look to economic issues and the way institutions like unions and churches affect political socialization.

Uruguay at a Crossroads: Continued Decline or a Return to Economic Progress?

Joe Sammut, Guillermo Bervejillo, Jake Johnston Center for Economic and Policy Research
This issue brief examines the key social and economic stakes in Uruguay’s November 24 presidential runoff. The election presents voters with a choice between Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front and Álvaro Delgado of the National Party.

How Black Workers Challenged the Mafia

Keith Kelleher The Forge
A story of intrigue and power involving union organizers, Black laundry workers, the Mafia, and the FBI in 1980s Detroit.

Trump’s Crown Doesn’t Fit

Jamelle Bouie The New York Times
Trump will fight to try to impose his vision of the new world. But there is a large gap between a stated intention and an accomplished fact. And it is within that space that politics happens.