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Flirting with Fascism

June 29, 2018

"This is flirting with fascism in the open, in broad daylight now." –Sanho Tree (Institute for Policy Studies) on Trump's demonization of immigrants.

Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?

June 29, 2018

In his introduction to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children’s story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is it possible that one of America’s favorite children’s stories is also a subversive parable?

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: Trump Isn't Ready for a Girl From the Bronx

June 29, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump might both be from New York City, but she doesn't think he knows to deal with a girl from the Bronx.

June 29, 2018

Deciphering the Nicaraguan Student Uprising

Lori Hanson and Miguel Gomez NACLA

As discontent with the Ortega presidency spreads across Nicaragua, a small student movement has grown to include a diverse array of oppositional movements and private sector actors, each with their own political agenda.

June 29, 2018

Friday Nite Videos | June 29, 2018

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Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: Trump Isn't Ready for a Girl From the Bronx. Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message? Flirting with Fascism. Mr Forty-Five | Parody of Mrs Robinson. The Immigrants Deported to Death and Violence

June 29, 2018

Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Story of Privatizing Public Education in the USA

Joanne Barkan The Washington Post

Public funding, private management — these four words sum up American-style privatization whether applied to airports, prisons, or elementary and secondary schools.

June 29, 2018

Let Us NOT Praise Anthony Kennedy

Peter Dreier The American Prospect

Regardless of his motives, Kennedy will be responsible for allowing Trump to name a replacement who, along with the other right-wingers on the court, will further erode American democracy.

June 28, 2018

Marx's Manifesto: Predicting Our Present Crisis and Pointing the Way Out (long read)

Yanis Varoufakis The Guardian

The Communist Manifesto not only foresaw today’s predatory and polarized global capitalism but shows that we have the power to create a better world, says the radical former Greek Finance Minister in his introduction to a reissue of the Manifesto.

June 28, 2018

Tidbits - June 28, 2018 - Reader Comments: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez victory; Trump 'Katrina Moment'; ICE Raids; Nebraska Farmers Return Land in Path of Keystone XL Pipeline; Resources: #NoMuslimBan; Haymarket Books Summer Sale; and more...

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Reader Comments: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' amazing victory!; Trump 'Katrina Moment'; ICE Raids and Response; Nebraska Farmers Return "Trail of Tears" Land to Ponca Indians; Resources: #NoMuslimBan; Haymarket Books Summer Sale - 50% Off; and more...

June 28, 2018

China’s Bigger Economic Threat

Walden Bello The Nation

Would the US be better off helping stabilize the Chinese economy, rather than gearing up for a trade war?