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Poet David Alpaugh satirizes the bait-and-switch of corporate capitalism.

Democrats try to figure it out in real time, on the world stage in Munich. And, center stage was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive Democratic congresswoman from New York, along with Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic governor of Michigan.

It is difficult to estimate the White House’s off-the-books revenue. There’s no comprehensive public accounting of this money, only dubious assertions from administration officials and President Trump’s social media posts. He is raking in billions.

As Trump intensifies his anti-democratic crackdown, North Carolina’s Moral Mondays movement offers a roadmap for organizers looking to fight back.

HANDS OFF IRAN Mr. TRUMP, said Yanis Varoufakis. “And to the rest of us: Let’s do whatever it takes to oppose another war crime—this time against the Iranian people.” An adviser to Donald Trump told Axios, “there is 90% chance we see kinetic action"

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Canadian members of U.S.-based unions – the International Unions – face a new and gigantic question: are the U.S. leaders of their unions doing something, or anything, to oppose the new Trump onslaught on Canada? On them?

In dozens of states, students have staged walkouts over immigration enforcement. In Texas, they’re doing so despite threats from Gov. Greg Abbott.

As a movement builder, spokesperson, and candidate for the presidency, Jesse Jackson’s accomplishments were massive. He was one of the towering figures of American progressive politics in his era — or any era.

Why does a lie that has never been proven, never worked, and never been real still hold the power to undermine an entire democracy?