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AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama

August 6, 2021

Former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka died Aug. 5, 2021. Here is the fiery and courageous Trumka as AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer in 2008.

How Can We Afford Medicare for All in Massachusetts?

August 6, 2021

Medicare for All has been discussed for years with little understanding of how it would be financed. Here are some direct and transparent answers.

'Hit The Road Mitch!': Schumer's Epic Power Move Remixed

August 6, 2021

Chuck Schumer to Mitch McConnell: elections have consequences. Ari Melber asked viewers what soundtrack would be right for the moment Schumer makes a power move on McConnell. Here are the top choices.

Reporter Confronts MyPillow CEO: You Have Proof of Nothing

August 6, 2021

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell claims he has evidence that 2020 election results were hacked. Cybersecurity experts say his so-called "proof" doesn't add up.

August 6, 2021

The Triumph and Tragedy of the Olympic Refugee Team

Phyllis Bennis Foreign Policy in Focus

It's beautiful that there's an Olympic team for 82 million displaced people. But have we accepted mass displacement as the new normal?

August 6, 2021

Breakthrough Cases Aren't Causing the Covid Surge

German Lopez Vox

Unvaccinated people make up the vast majority of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

August 6, 2021

Scientists Spot Warning Signs of Gulf Stream Collapse

Damian Carrington Guardian

A shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers say

August 6, 2021

Trump Is Planning a Much More Respectable Coup Next Time

Richard L. Hasen Slate

Forget bonkers accusations about Italy using lasers to manipulate American vote totals. Expect white-shoe lawyers with Federalist Society bona fides to argue about application of the “independent state legislature” doctrine.

August 6, 2021

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Reporter Confronts MyPillow CEO. 'Hit The Road Mitch!': Schumer's Epic Power Move Remixed. How Can We Afford Medicare for All in Massachusetts? AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama. What If the Gulf Stream Current Stopped?

August 5, 2021

Disability, Class and Agency

Roddy Slorach International Socialism

The books under review give manifold examples of how Britain’s austerity regime penalizes differentially abled people, but the examples are equally evocative of conditions in the US and elsewhere. The essay looks at how affected people fight back.