The horror of the coronavirus pandemic proves that progressives have been justified in demanding a single-payer health care system
It looks like the president’s goal is to make America white
Getting past conspiracies is not easy to do, but it is imperative if we want to organize for a better world
George Floyd’s death proves again why America needs to defund bloated and militarized police departments
Even in the midst of the pandemic, the rich are getting richer and bolder in their fight against working Americans
Why do so many people believe in vast and incredible-sounding conspiracy theories?
The coronavirus is not just a threat to our personal and collective health; it is a threat to our democratic institutions as well. We need to protect lives and democracies
The protests are a form of white privilege in action as the virus disproportionately infects and kills African Americans and people of color
Democratic governments have already used the virus to crack down on freedoms, while those regimes that were authoritarian to begin with have used the pandemic to grab even more power.
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