Analysis
Analysis of political developments.
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Remote work aids climate protection, fuels inequality under capitalism
By the author of Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism.
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Two mockeries of democracy instead of one: Biden and Trump town halls replace debate
Donald Trump and Joe Biden held town hall-style encounters at the same time yesterday in what columnist and political cartoonist…
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G20 rolls out half-measure as COVID-induced global debt crisis looms
The Group of 20, a loose organization of the countries with the largest economies in the world, announced on Oct.…
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Kids in tech deserts miss online class, NM sends cops
Will cops help kids get connected to the internet?
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81 Days on hunger strike: Movement grows to free Palestinian political prisoner Maher al-Akhras
A rally gathered in Ramallah this week in solidarity with Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian political prisoner who after 81 days…
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“Hate and racism” behind Trump administration’s Columbus Day proclamation
The Trump administration caused outrage by releasing yesterday a proclamation marking Columbus Day. The proclamation claimed that, “Christopher Columbus’s intrepid…
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What’s behind the crisis in Belarus?
Anti-government protests in Belarus continue in the wake of the Aug 9 presidential election. Economic decline, coronavirus mismanagement and the…
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Barrett confirmation hearings begin: Far right looks to lock in stranglehold over Supreme Court
Today marks the beginning of the confirmation hearings of President Trump’s nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary…
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Long Island man brutalized by police for ‘illegal right turn’
Rondese Hilton-Jones was driving home when police officers followed his vehicle allegedly for a traffic violation, then brutally attacked him…
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Chaos in Washington kills hopes for major pre-election stimulus
Donald Trump abruptly called off his administration’s participation in negotiations with Congress over a highly-anticipated new pandemic relief bill that…
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