The capitalists put a symbolic and figurative pistol to the heads of lots of our fellow Americans.
Opinion
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Government enforcement of quarantine raises privacy concerns
While some public health experts support the approach to keep people in their homes, criminal justice reform advocates are concerned about the possible consequences of heightened surveillance during this time of crisis.
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Bernie drops out, as Democrats pick pragmatism over consistency
In many ways, Bernie Sanders is the anti-Trump. And, in important ways, he ran his campaign as the anti-Biden. Sanders bowed out of the Democratic nomination race on April 8, repeating his runner-up status from four years earlier. His two runs at the White House have cemented his legacy as a consistent standard-bearer for progressive […]
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The pandemic view from inside Rush City
As social distancing goes on more of the free world actually begins to feel some of what those of us on the inside feel every waking day.
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The coronavirus did not sneak up on us: it was expected
The truth is the novel coronavirus snuck up on no one. And it wasn’t fringy conspiracy theory bloggers who were sounding the pandemic alarm.
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Virus highlights internal contradictions of our system
The Corporate State proves daily that it cannot perform the basic function of protecting the lives of its citizens.
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Billions for Boeing, pennies for the people
Stimulate the economy if you will, but don’t ignore the people on the bottom.
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Renters need a bailout, too
We need to rethink the system that brought us here in the first place.
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Coronavirus shows U.S. not so exceptional
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the U.S. government and the weakness of its social/political/economic system unlike any other crisis of recent times.
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Dear Black people: Coronavirus will kill you
For the record, people in 19 African countries have tested positive for coronavirus.
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Federal response must include targeted relief to hardest-hit communities
Times of crisis expose the cracks in an institution’s structure. Now is the time to repair them.
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‘Market-rate’ development is killing affordable housing
New ‘market-rate’ apartments do not open up lower-end units. What they do is make all rents go up.
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Controversy over Black-owned company ad exposes White entitlement
As difficult as it may be for some to believe, in 2020 there are still White people who believe the very mention of anything “Black” is somehow racist. This is partly how the pretense of a colorblind society is maintained, by pretending that we are all just one happy family and that everything that one […]
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The politics of panic are far deadlier than the coronavirus
The last thing we need is an impetuous political response to COVID-19.
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Bloomberg’s Democratic opponents live in glass houses
While I am loath to give him useful advice, I do think Bloomberg should take a page from Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for the Republican nomination.
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The penal system is just another form of enslavement
The system meets unruly conduct with different levels of punishment. Violence against guards is met with extreme punishment.
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Who Killed Malcolm X?
Who killed Malcolm will likely never be proven, but it doesn’t have to be. The federal government wanted Malcolm X dead and only a fool would conclude otherwise.
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Bloomberg’s Greenwood Initiative is little more than a bribe
The Black misleadership class of compromised and callow politicians were tailor-made for this onslaught of Bloomberg’s cash.
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Could Donald Trump be headed towards a second term?
As America’s first reality TV president, Trump has momentum.
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Negative reactions to Kobe’s death not as straightforward as they seem
What I don’t understand is the gracelessness of people who cheer his death, the way some cheered him on the court.