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The Race That Can’t Be Won

Jessica T. Mathews The New York Review
A new nuclear arms race is beginning. It will be far more dangerous than the last one.

Operation Dixie Failed but Pushed Racial Equality Forward

William P. Jones, Benjamin Y. Fong Jacobin
The famous Operation Dixie campaign to unionize the South in the 1940s was mostly unsuccessful. Still, it left a positive mark on American society. It’s even possible that the civil rights movement wouldn't have staged the March on Washington without

The Left Wins Presidential Election in Sri Lanka

Atul Chandra, Vijay Prashad CounterPunch
Whether Dissanayake will be able to deliver on this program of economic sovereignty is to be seen. However, his victory has certainly encouraged a new generation.

CEO Pay Declined in 2023

Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, and Jori Kandra Economic Policy Institute
But it has soared 1,085% since 1978 compared with a 24% rise in typical workers’ pay

Should You Lose Your Right To Vote if You Have a Criminal Record?

María Constanza Costa Nonprofit Quarterly
The right to participate in the conduct of public affairs, which includes the right to vote and to be elected, is at the very heart of democratic governments based on the will of the people, according to the United Nations.
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