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Ten Elements of a Leftist Peace Policy

Claudia Haydt The Left Berlin
The interests of people must be foregrounded in leftist peace policy. Solidarity with victims of war, violence, and those in need motivates our stance. Nonetheless, supporting imperialist violence in the name of leftist values is not a solution.

A Union of Their Own -the Most Militantly Feminist Union

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
How a culture of gross sexism in the airlines created America’s most militantly feminist union. Every officer comes from the ranks of working flight attendants, there is no gap between the lived experience of the rank and file and union leadership.

Closing Guantánamo? Yes, a Snail’s Pace… but a Pace

Karen J. Greenberg TomDispatch
There are still 30 detainees at Guantánamo. Sixteen of them have been deemed no longer threats to the United States and cleared for release, but arrangements have yet to be made to transfer them... Now there are tiny steps toward closure.

Now Republicans Are Trying To Redefine Abortion Itself

Jessica Valenti The New York Times
In the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Republican Party has tested out constantly changing talking points and messages on abortion in an attempt to make its anti-abortion policies sound less extreme.

The War on Black Educators and Wokeism

David A. Love LA Progressive
Whether in college or in K-12, the purging of Black educators, administrators and Black studies will have a devastating impact on American society.
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