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The Democratic Party Faces Its Day of Reckoning

Michael Laxer

8 hours ago7 min read

The Democratic Party Faces Its Day of Reckoning

By Leonard C. Goodman Following its crushing defeat in the 2024 election, the Democratic Party might finally face its day of reckoning....

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A Reformist Program on Immigration (or What Harris Might Have Said)

Michael Laxer

Nov 256 min read

A Reformist Program on Immigration (or What Harris Might Have Said)

Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Richard D. Wolff The immigration issue...

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Establishment "liberalism" fails yet again: On the victory of Donald Trump

Michael Laxer

Nov 63 min read

Establishment "liberalism" fails yet again: On the victory of Donald Trump

A The Left Chapter Editorial. In the end it was not even close. The overtly fascistic and authoritarian Donald Trump easily defeated...

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Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade

Michael Laxer

Sep 146 min read

Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade

The fight against Trump's authoritarianism, while certainly necessary, is being used as cover to shore up support for a status quo that...

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Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S

Michael Laxer

Aug 308 min read

Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S

While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing...

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Thousands Kick Off DNC With Protest in Chicago Over Gaza

Michael Laxer

Aug 192 min read

Thousands Kick Off DNC With Protest in Chicago Over Gaza

"For Palestinian Americans, this is a fundamental issue," said one marcher. Jewish Voice for Peace protestors in Chicago outside the DNC...

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Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections

Michael Laxer

Aug 129 min read

Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections

Public domain image By Richard D. Wolff In the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French...

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Families Flee Khan Younis 'Wasteland' as Israel Hammers Gaza With US-Supplied Bombs

Michael Laxer

Aug 93 min read

Families Flee Khan Younis 'Wasteland' as Israel Hammers Gaza With US-Supplied Bombs

"The most effective action the U.S. could take to halt Israel's genocidal war would be cutting off weapons." Long line of people fleeing...

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The Venezuelan People Stay With the Bolivarian Revolution

Michael Laxer

Jul 305 min read

The Venezuelan People Stay With the Bolivarian Revolution

Image via X By Vijay Prashad On July 28, the 70th birthday of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013), Nicolás Maduro Moros won the Venezuelan...

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Israeli Snipers Firing at 'Anyone Who Is Moving' in Khan Younis

Michael Laxer

Jul 263 min read

Israeli Snipers Firing at 'Anyone Who Is Moving' in Khan Younis

The southern Gaza city is the latest region where Israeli forces have issued an evacuation order, displacing hundreds of thousands of...

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Peace Activists Assaulted and Forcibly Removed From Jimmy Kimmel Live Taping With Vice President Kamala Harris

Michael Laxer

Jun 62 min read

Peace Activists Assaulted and Forcibly Removed From Jimmy Kimmel Live Taping With Vice President Kamala Harris

Image via CODEPINK CODEPINK Press Release: CODEPINK Inland Empire and CODEPINK Southeast LA joined a coalition of peace activists at last...

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Puerto Ricans Take to the Streets Against Kamala Harris’s Visit

Michael Laxer

Mar 262 min read

Puerto Ricans Take to the Streets Against Kamala Harris’s Visit

Protesters in Puerto Rico take down flags of the U.S. and colonial Puerto Rico and replaced them with Haitian, Palestinian, and Puerto...

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The Keystone Koup and the whiff of Weimar: Reflections on a very American Fascist dress rehearsal

Michael Laxer

Jan 6, 20226 min read

The Keystone Koup and the whiff of Weimar: Reflections on a very American Fascist dress rehearsal

The failed fascist Koup on Jan. 6th, 2021 has quickly become Myth to liberal and conservative regressives as well as the increasingly...

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