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The GOP: Worker's Party or Party of the White Republic?

Bill Fletcher, Jr. Bias Magazine
The Republican Party is a "working class party" now, according to its nationalist wing. But a deeper look at its pro-worker rhetoric reveals a longstanding trope of the "white worker" against invader populations.

We Demand Bold Action for All Working People

The Movement for Black Lives M4bl The Movement for Black Lives
The capitalist system doesn’t just drive wealth inequality—it is designed to exploit and undermine the working class and to protect the power and economic interests of the wealthy.

The Census, Skin Color and Social Analysis

Esteban Morales Domínguez Cuba News
Although it still causes many prejudices, misunderstandings and challenges, there is no choice but to pay attention to skin color. Above all, in its consideration within the media and national statistics.

The Specter of Inflation

Andrew Elrod Boston Review
Democrats don’t lose elections because of rising prices. They lose when they cut spending and raise interest rates, sacrificing other goals at the altar of price stability.

Call of the Wild

Jon Cohen With reporting by Kai Kupferschmidt. Science Magazine
Why many scientists say it’s unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 originated from a “lab leak”

We Are Becoming a Nation of Vigilantes

Jon Michaels and David Noll The New York Times
The new private enforcement laws endorse what amounts to a civilized form of vigilantism. Recent years have seen an alarming number of vigilante threats or acts against immigrants seeking asylum, Black Lives Matters protesters and voting rights driv
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