Category: USA
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Trump’s Trade Policy Agenda: More Liberalization
President Donald Trump has been portrayed as a protectionist. His immediate cancellation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) upon assuming the presidency, as well as his support for the border adjustment … Keep reading »
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Regulation — Who Needs It?
Surrounded by CEOs and autoworkers bused in for the event, Donald Trump made it clear during his March 14th appearance in the Detroit area that he was going to get … Keep reading »
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Migration and Capitalism, in the Age of Trump
Toward the Freedom of Movement for People, Not Capital “We are people! We are not illegal!” — Kiwi Ilafonte This past May 1st, across the United States and here in Quebec, … Keep reading »
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What’s the Matter with America?
Toronto — 26 January 2017. Thomas Frank is the founder of The Baffler magazine, author of What’s the Matter With Kansas? and Listen Liberal, and past columnist for The Wall … Watch video »
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Homecoming to Nostalgia: The Inauguration of Donald J. Trump
“In a time of universal deceit, Telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” — George Orwell When the entire arsenal of impulsive and aggressive foreign policy is deployed in absolute … Keep reading »
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Militant Hope in the Age of Trump
The United States stands at the endpoint of a long series of attacks on democracy, and the choices faced by the American public today point to the divide between those … Keep reading »
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The Trump Way
Leo Panitch interviewed by Arun Gupta In the runup to November’s presidential election, commentators from across the political spectrum predicted a round defeat for Donald Trump, not least because of the … Keep reading »
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War Culture, Militarism and Racist Violence Under Trump
When history repeats itself with a vengeance, it generally signals a crisis of memory, historical consciousness and civic literacy. The ghosts of the past disappear in a comforting somnolence and … Keep reading »
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Against Liberal Nostalgia
“Restore our democracy” has become a mantra among American progressives. Populist writers are desperately trying to shake people from their passivity amidst mounting political and ecological crisis. But in crafting … Keep reading »
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Turning It Around: Long-Term Organizing in the U.S.
Just about everybody is using the slogan “Don’t mourn, organize” – good solidarity with the martyr for the working class, Joe Hill. But it seems particularly apposite after the recent … Keep reading »
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Two Takes on Remaking the U.S. Left
Build an Independent,Democratic Socialist Left The following is an excerpt from Bernie Sanders’s speech at a meeting of the National Committee for Independent Political Action in New York City on … Keep reading »
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Standing Rock Solid with the Frackers
Are the Trades Putting Labour’s Head in the Gas Oven? If anyone were looking for further evidence that the AFL-CIO remains unprepared to accept the science of climate change, and unwilling … Keep reading »