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by Nick Anderson
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on Mon Jan 29, 2024 at 01:24 PM PST
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The end of the Cold War and the collapse of "really existing" socialism in Eastern Europe were two critical events that have had an impact on cultural studies and political economy, among other things. What are the prospects for major structural...
by annieli
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on Sun Oct 22, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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The Inflation Reduction Act that passed in August 2022 took historic steps at helping us transition to clean energy. But to unlock its many benefits —including tax credits for U.S. households—we ...
by Erin Tulley
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on Thu Apr 13, 2023 at 06:30 AM PDT
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Virginia's newly formed 35th Senate district borders Arlington and Alexandria, in the East, and stretches West, across the 495 beltway, to include most of George Mason University. It includes NOVA Community College, Springfield, Annandale, Lake...
by Martin Smyth
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on Sun Mar 26, 2023 at 04:32 AM PDT
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Australia’s Labor Party has shown again it can manage the economy. Now it must fix the inequalities. Australia’s Labor Government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been in office since May last year. Virtually all measures of a healthy economy have improved markedly over those nine months. The nation’s economy is not yet ranking number one in...
by Alan Austin
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on Mon Mar 06, 2023 at 04:19 AM PST
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In November, the cryptocurrency markets took a major hit when FTX (short for “Futures Exchange”) and its many connected companies took a nose dive, filed for bankruptcies, and the seeming Ponzi scheme of it all unfolded online and in public view. With...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Jan 18, 2023 at 11:24 AM PST
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By way of disclosure, I’ve been a socialist my entire adult life. But lately I’ve been looking at the issues of socialism versus capitalism in a much different manor and perspective. In the past, the argument for socialism was “it’s a better economic...
by psychusa
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on Tue Jan 03, 2023 at 02:39 PM PST
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I am a student of the humble police blotter. The police blotter is compilation of of minor crime stories published daily or weekly in a shrinking number of American newspapers. A good blotter can be the most telling picture of the human condition that...
by Robert Dobbs
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on Sun Dec 11, 2022 at 11:44 PM PST
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The Memory Hole A shocking example of how major newspapers downplayed a call to sedition by a major figure Democracy fails without a genuinely free press. In order to get out of this dark moment in American history, we need to hold the press...
by CharlesII
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on Wed Dec 07, 2022 at 02:26 PM PST
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This was a battle that was often lost for a time in the 60s and 70s by the upper classes. Enough was getting through to the public despite the built-in media biases that have always existed. Fifty years of increased corporate influence and mega-money...
by psychusa
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on Sun Nov 20, 2022 at 06:14 PM PST
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Democrats are happy that they only lost a little this month. Democrats lost the House, and might gain 1 seat in the Senate. Democrats had some important wins in this election, there’s no doubt about it. However, looking at the GOP as a fascist...
by halfbaked
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on Thu Nov 17, 2022 at 10:30 AM PST
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Happy Voting Day! Today, I am on standby as a volunteer poll worker and I have voted early, so I decided to take some time to chime in with some positive energy, anticipating an amazing Democrat turnout that can give our country the breathing room it...
by annemitchell19590
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on Tue Nov 08, 2022 at 07:39 AM PST
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A very distressing report released Monday revealed that 47 Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies were removed from service on Friday, Sept. 23. Since the agency has roughly 1,000 active officers, this means that nearly 5% of the active police force...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Sep 27, 2022 at 04:49 PM PDT
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Trump, authoritarian and fascist forces have taken over the Republican Party, which is no secret for anyone with their political eyes open or anyone here at KOS. America’s rather limiting two party system has a gigantic flaw in it that has been driven...
by psychusa
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on Wed Aug 31, 2022 at 07:09 AM PDT
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Being an institutionalist does not mean tolerating the corruption of a cherished institution. It does not mean you ignore the unethical and/or destructive behavior that will cause a mistrust of or contempt for that institution. As I keep saying, we no...
by Steve McKeand
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on Mon Jun 27, 2022 at 08:17 AM PDT
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I am working my way up past the anger about SCOTUS. I am ready to channel the rage and get mobilized, organized into collective action. That’s where I am now after two days of sound and fury signifying nothing. We need an action plan that has strategic...
by theAngrySwamy
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on Sun Jun 26, 2022 at 06:29 PM PDT
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Although few remember it as adults, almost all American high school students are taught about the supposedly wonderful “Connecticut Compromise” (also known as the “Great Compromise”) at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This travesty wasn’t a...
by Brad Kirk
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on Tue Jun 07, 2022 at 06:51 AM PDT
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( It should be noted that this article was written in early June but just published today, well before the start of global climate catastrophes over much of the Northern Hemisphere.) While we struggle to save what’s left of our Democracy, it’s worth...
by psychusa
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on Fri Jul 22, 2022 at 01:38 PM PDT
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Calls for the San Francisco Police Department to immediately review its DNA collection practices and policies have ensued after the city's top prosecutor accused the department of using a database with the DNA of rape and sexual assault victims to...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Tue Feb 15, 2022 at 03:58 PM PST
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It’s no secret that many Americans are susceptible to the many outrageous lies being spread by the Republicans. They have invested years and billions of dollars in establishing them in the minds of voters. Some of those deceptions have been bipartisan...
by psychusa
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on Wed Feb 09, 2022 at 11:48 AM PST
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