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Time for a Victory Lap?

Joseph E. Stiglitz The American Prospect
Those who believed inflation would be transitory were proven right, and those who demanded the sacrifice of mass unemployment proven wrong.

FDA Approves Medicine Imports From Canada

Jake Johnson Common Dreams
The FDA's decision is "a win for consumers and for Bernie Sanders, who first spearheaded bus trips to Canada 25 years ago," wrote David Sirota, a former Sanders campaign adviser.

“Talking Socialism” on the Job

Garrett Brown Against the Current
What’s needed beyond “talking socialism on the job” is a sensible labor policy, humility and respect for fellow workers, the commitment to learn from mistakes while taking the initiative to organize the working class majority for a just society.

State-Run Court Blocked in Jackson As NAACP Appeals H.B. 1020 Case

Shaunicy Muhammad Mississippi Free Press
The mostly white group of Mississippi lawmakers who backed the law argued that the new court system would quell crime in majority-Black Jackson. Opponents say it is an example of state lawmakers attempting to dilute the power of Black voters.
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