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The Third Sovereign

Robert Sullivan The New York Review of Books
If there is hope for the earth, it will depend in part on acknowledging indigenous sovereignty in the face of insatiable resource extraction.

Raising Taxes on the Ultrarich

Josh Bivens Economic Policy Institute
A necessary first step to restore faith in American democracy and the public sector

Quebec’s New Health Care Law

Toula Drimonis The Walrus
Bill 2 has triggered strikes, resignations, and an unprecedented wave of physicians preparing to leave

What We Forgot About Socialism: Lessons From the Red Riviera

Kristen R. Ghodsee Socialist Project
When an economy is guided by social purpose instead of profit, it can serve the common good and lay a foundation for long-term progress, a lesson that we should all remember as we face the existential threat of the climate crisis.

The Resistible Rise of Donald Trump

Paul Garver Chartist
While elite institutions capitulate, resistance to Trump’s neo-fascist agenda is building among large segments of the population. On “No Kings Day”, October 18, close to seven million people rallied in more than a thousand towns and cities.
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