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March 5, 2022

Putin, Lenin, Imperialism and the (Real) History of Ukraine

Gary Leupp CounterPunch

We remain in the historical era of capitalist imperialism. This is not a time to make peace with it. Our task in this country is to defeat our ruling class, and nobody else’s.

March 5, 2022

Biden’s State of the Union Address Showcased Disconnect in Spending Priorities

Lindsay Koshgarian National Priorities Project

The spending priorities Biden listed in his State of the Union speech don’t match reality. It’s time to invest in the people of this country.

March 5, 2022

Grijalva Warns Against Fossil Fuel Lobby's Drilling Push Amid Ukraine War

Julia Conley Common Dreams

"We can't let the fossil fuel industry scare us into a domestic drilling free-for-all that is neither economically warranted nor environmentally sound," said the U.S. congressman.

March 5, 2022

The Changing Political Geography of COVID-19

Bradley Jones Pew Research Center

During the fourth wave of the pandemic, death rates in the most pro-Trump counties were about four times what they were in the most pro-Biden counties.

March 5, 2022

How Tony Mazzocchi Built Worker Militancy in the Suburbs

Paul Prescod Jacobin

Labor leader Tony Mazzocchi believed unions could inspire their members to engage in a broader political movement of working people. His Local 149 did just that in the 1950s — and in a suburban environment where no one thought it possible.

March 5, 2022