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Trump is Trying to Reverse the New Deal

May 24, 2025 By Richard Wolff Leave a Comment

After the end of World War II, the U.S. employer class—the capitalists—faced overlapping threats, both domestic and foreign. On the domestic side, a coalition of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), two socialist parties, and a communist party had grown large and powerful during the 1930s Great Depression.

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Imagine You Are a Poor Nation, Trapped by Debt and Strangled by Climate Change—What Are Your Options?

May 10, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Climate change, debt, and development have a caustic relationship, hindering economic justice and national advancement, but solutions exist.

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Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Meant for China

April 26, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

The latest tariff blitz has China in the crosshairs. Building on earlier efforts by previous administrations, Trump’s abrasiveness risks weakening Washington’s hand.

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First, They Came for the Venezuelans

March 29, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Trump is turning deportation into a weapon of mass destruction. None of us—undocumented immigrants, people with papers, naturalized citizens, or native-born citizens—are safe.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia, Central America/El Salvador, Democratic Party, europe, Europe/Germany, Europe/United Kingdom, GOP/Right Wing, Human Rights, immigration, Middle East/Israel, Middle East/Palestine, news, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, South America/Venezuela, Time-Sensitive, Trump

Anthropology for Kids and Visual Assembly Are Reimagining Work, Education, Money, and More.

March 2, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

These interactive books and events encourage fresh perspectives on long-standing social systems.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: book, Community, education, Europe/England, Europe/Germany, Europe/Iceland, Europe/Russia, Europe/Spain, food, Health care, North America/Cuba, North America/United States of America, Opinion

The Coming Age of Border Changes?

March 2, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Trump’s remarks on annexing territory and recognizing Russian and Israeli territorial gains may align with his geopolitical ambitions, but the disruption to longstanding norms of fixed borders sets a risky precedent.

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The Carbon Soil Opportunity: Organic Farming Helps Counter Climate Change

December 8, 2024 By Independent Media Institute

Switching to organic products is an easy way to eat healthier and support the environment.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Climate Change, environment, Europe/Germany, Europe/Italy, Europe/Switzerland, food, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Science, South America/Brazil

What Would a Real Renewable Energy Transition Look Like?

October 5, 2024 By Independent Media Institute

The seven steps that could help build a social movement and ensure a sustainable future.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia/China, Asia/Japan, Climate Change, economy, environment, Europe/Germany, Europe/United Kingdom, Opinion, Social Benefits, social justice, Tech

Do Other Animals Have Consciousness? Science Could Force Us to Rethink Our Relationships With Them

October 5, 2024 By Egberto Willies

The broad consensus is that many species are sentient.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Animal Rights, Asia/India, Europe/Germany, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Science, Social Science

The Growth of Malignant and Exclusionary Social Movements

September 14, 2024 By Egberto Willies

The U.S. and many other societies are cycling into situations of toxic polarization today; discussion, let alone consensus, often appears impossible and the advantage goes to exclusionary social movements built on malignant rather than goodwill impulses.

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