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Trump’s Iranian Nightmare

Chris Hedges Scheer Post
Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions.

The Community Defense Working Group on Militant Sesame Street

Chad Washington Socialist
In many ways, Minneapolis has shown us what is possible. Not simply the response of a mobilized, militant community, but also the lengths that a despotic administration will go to in order to increase its power and accomplish its racist policies.

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Ken Burns Makes the Case for the Greatness of 1776

Ed Rampell Convergence
Ken Burns talks to Jacobin about his new documentary, The American Revolution; the ongoing project of 1776; and why the Declaration of Independence was far more than a revolt of slaveholders and the wealthy.

The SCOTUS Question Every Democratic Candidate Must Answer

Jason Linkins The New Republic
Democrats find themselves facing stark choices to confront a Supreme Court that has gone to extreme lengths to annihilate their party. The time has come for Democrats to step forward and announce what they plan to do about it.

How Much Is a Bat Worth?

Dale Manning, Anya Nakhmurina and Eli Fenichel The Conversation
Protecting these tiny insect‑eaters isn’t just good for farms and farmers – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy.

Why Are Texas Democrats Now Embracing Bernie Sanders?

Christopher Hooks Texas Monthly
This week the state party welcomed the Vermont senator along with former President Barack Obama—a major public shift on two politicians once considered too liberal to be seen with.

The Progressives Propelling Abdul El-Sayed Forward in Michigan

Eli Day The American Prospect
Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message. Following Sen. Gary Peters’s announced retirement, Michigan’s open seat has become the most hotly contested race in the country.
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