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Thinking beyond Trump: Why we need a federal jobs guarantee

May 27, 2018 By Robert Reich

Let’s think beyond Trump, a jobs guarantee – to what Americans need. Few things are more important than a decent job. Full employment through a federal job guarantee makes sense – for workers, for the economy, for America.

Dim foresight: Place seed corn in microwave, press ‘start’ Trump’s slaughtering America

May 24, 2018 By John Young

Donald Trump and his cabal in his evert to use America as its personal cash register is dismantling much of the policies needed to move us forward. Worse, their search for instant gratification will kill the economy.

We Used to Think Only Other Countries Suffered Crises of Political Legitimacy.

May 21, 2018 By History News Network

There are two takeaways on Trump and legitimacy. First, Trump came in as a self-appointed disrupter and his supporters so far want that.

Trump’s curious coalition only viable if his con remains intact

May 21, 2018 By Robert Reich

Trump’s strategy for keeping power is to build up his coalition of America’s white working class and the nation’s ownership class. It’s a curious coalition, to say the least. But if Democrats don’t respond to it, it could protect Trump from impeachment and even re-elect him. It just might create a permanent Republican majority around an axis […]

Call Them by Their Names – They must not get away with this bias

May 19, 2018 By FAIR

Why are corporate media protecting white people’s names and identities in racial bias incidents that have created havoc in the lives of people of color?

The Surprising Popularity of ‘Far Left’ Policies

May 18, 2018 By FAIR

One starts to get the suspicion that these candidates are not really “far left” at all, and Jeff Bezos’ Post is just telling you that they are in order to scare you away from voting for them.

Blaming the Victims of Israel’s Gaza Massacre

May 17, 2018 By FAIR

by Gregory Shupak Israel massacred 60 Palestinians on Monday, including seven children, bringing to 101 the total number of Palestinians Israel has killed since Palestinians began the Great March on March 30. In that period, Israel has killed 11 Palestinian children, two journalists, one person on crutches and three persons with disabilities. Monday’s casualties included 1,861 wounded, bringing […]