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December 17, 2022

The Road to Fascism

Joseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate

Growing hardship is all but assured in 2023, and it will provide even more fertile ground for dangerous demagogues.

December 16, 2022

Bad Mother

Alexis Rhone Fancher American Journal of Poetry

The prolific LA poet Alexis Rhone Fancher offers a strong a poem of grief and the absence of legacy.

December 16, 2022

Amazon Was Supposed To Transform a Tijuana Slum. It Failed To Deliver

MANUEL AYALA and CARLOS A. MORENO Translated by ALEX GONZÁLEZ ORMEROD rest of world

photo of a slum with the amazon building in the background

Amazon benefits from local poverty through exploitative subcontracts, experts say.

December 16, 2022

Hundreds of Members of Extremist Group Oath Keepers Worked for U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Leaked Roster Shows

Kevin G. Hall Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

The Oath Keepers roster shows that 306 dues-paying Oath Keepers members listed themselves as affiliated with DHS, including 21 who said they were working for the agency at the time their names were added.

December 16, 2022

For Mothers Like Me, Raising a Child Involves Managing a Constant Sense of Rage

Sandra Jeong Lane Jacobin

The US lacks the most basic policies and infrastructure to support parents like me — and mothers bear the worst of it. At a time when we should be overjoyed at the life we’ve brought into the world, we feel anger at a system that’s hostile to us.

December 16, 2022

Inside Hakeem Jeffries’ Quiet Standoff With the Left

Ursula Perano and Sam Brody Daily Beast

The tension at the heart of Jeffries’ relationship with the key progressive bloc of his party could shape how the newly minted leader approaches his task as the first new House Democratic leader in two decades.

December 16, 2022

‘You Don’t Get To Lead a Government You Tried To Destroy’: House Dems Move To Block Trump 2024 Run

Jake Johnson Common Dreams

"The 14th Amendment makes clear that based on his past behavior, Donald Trump is disqualified from ever holding federal office again," said Rep. David Cicilline, the lead sponsor of a new bill raising a constitutional challenge against Trump's bid.

Indict Us Too: Daniel Ellsberg on US Charges vs. Julian Assange

December 16, 2022

"If they succeed with Julian Assange, … we will not have a First Amendment," says Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg.

I'm The Guy Behind The Viral "Insulin Is Free" Tweet

December 16, 2022

Here’s how our staff writer Sean exposed the greed of Elon Musk and Eli Lilly with just $8, 9 words, and 10 minutes.

Building Resilient Organizations

December 16, 2022

A discussion between Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party and Cyndi Suarez, Editor-in-Chief of Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) about the inspiration behind Maurice's article "Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis". Read the article.