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Supervillains React to Betsy DeVos’s Proposal to Gut Funding For the Special Olympics
FFS. By Ilana Gordon.
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The Guillotine
The Coup
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All Eyes on the Presidency
A pair of high-profile convictions implicate Donald Trump—but also serve as a reminder that only some people pay the consequences for systemic corruption in America. By Adam Serwer.
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How the World Elites are Going to Betray Us: Lessons from Roman History
Emperor Honorius had run away from Rome, settling in Ravenna, with ships ready to take him to safety in Byzantium if things were to get really bad. By Ugo Bardi.
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The Butler and the Maid
The Carol Burnett Show
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Russiagate is a Ruling Class Diversion
“Trump supporters see themselves as a distinct and independent force in the nation -- the saviors of America, in their diseased minds -- and they now hate the Democratic Party in a far deeper way than before.” By Glen Ford.
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The Remaking of Class
Long a silent presence in American life, class is now sharply felt in upheavals and displacement across the country. By Jedediah Purdy.
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United Airlines offers wealthy fliers at LAX access to a private terminal to avoid the crowds
United Airlines has teamed up with Private Suite to offer a separate terminal at the south end of the runways at Los Angeles International Airport. Guests can wait for their flights in a private lounge stocked with drinks and food. By Hugo Martin.
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The mini crash and class warfare
The mini stock market crash earlier this month was a minor symptom of a much larger problem: class war. By Larry Beinhart.
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Why the Right doesn’t understand Trump either
From the beginning of his political career, Donald Trump has shown an uncanny ability to bring out the worst in people, often to his own advantage. By Julius Krein.
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Austerity is an Algorithm
The Australian government recently tried to replace social services with software. What does fully automated austerity look like? By Gillian Terzis.
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Intersectionality is a Hole. Afro-Pessimism is a Shovel. We Need to Stop Digging
The US left has a fundamental problem, perhaps the root of most of its other problems. That fundamental problem is that the US left is not organized as or led by any class conscious or class oriented formations. Union membership is somewhere around 5% of the workforce, and major unions have long been captured by the Democratic party. By Bruce A. Dixon.
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Tax Cuts in the Bag, Paul Ryan Lustfully Eyes Welfare “Reform”
The House Speaker cannot imagine a better follow-up than gutting the social safety net. By Bess Levin. (Dec. 21, 2017)
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Tax Bill That Will Further Enrich the Wealthy Is Close to Becoming Law
The legislation makes a liar of the president, who said last month it would “cost me a fortune … believe me.” By Tim Dickinson.
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Paul Ryan Sees His Wild Washington Journey Coming to An End
He felt he was ‘made for this moment.’ But now, on the verge of achieving his long-sought legislative dream, he’s got his eyes on the exits. By Tim Alberta, Rachael Bade.
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Magical Thinking Is Stopping Us From Taking to the Streets
One reason people are quiescent in the face of racist, sexist, ecocidal outrage is their belief that Russiagate special prosecutor Robert Mueller will save them. By Paul Street.
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The Top 10 Longest Luxury Superyachts on the Planet
The top 10 longest superyacht on the planet. Check out our list of these incredible floating palaces and see what the billionaire class spends its money on
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Giving the Game Away
It doesn’t take much, just a sentence or a turn-of-phrase, sometimes even just a word or two, to give the game away. By Paul Street.
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The Gross Stigma Against India’s ‘Untouchable’ Women
In India, women of the lower castes are frequently victims of discrimination and rape by men of the higher ones. Photos by Sara Hylton.
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The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis
You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid crisis that has exploded into a public-health emergency. You’ve heard of OxyContin, the pain medication to which countless patients have become addicted. But do you know that the company that makes Oxy and reaps the billions of dollars in profits it generates is owned by one family? By Christopher Glazek.
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