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Sabotage as a Tool of Solidarity

Shaun Richman In These Times
Photo of men in suits and coats standing in front of the union building.
Workplace sabotage has historically been a powerful organizing tactic. Is the time ripe again?

Trump Goes to War With Allies and Partners

Canada. Mexico. Great Britain. Before assuming office, Trump is launching attacks on the closest partners of the United States, and is meeting with embarrassing rebuffs.

Data Suggest R’s Win Streak May Be Short

Michael A. Cohen MSNBC
Trump's margin of victory, 1.6 points, was the fifth-smallest in the last 100 years. As much as the MAGA world wants to portray this as a landslide, it wasn’t. And as the last few election cycles tell us, political power in America can be fleeting.

Trump Fans Are Suffering From Tony Soprano Syndrome

Adam Serwer The Atlantic
Judge Dredd, Tony Soprano, The Supes. They're all meant to be villains in cautionary tales against the danger of violent, fascistic, cultist leaders. But some Trump followers, including Elon Musk, think they're meant to be heroes to be emulated.

The Most Billionaires Ever

Robert Tait The Guardian
The president-elect is tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services. The gulf between Trump’s taste for the wealthy and his populist everyman rhetoric has not gone unnoticed.