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What will the results of the face-off between Donald Trump and Joe Biden mean for American relations in the Middle East? And what, if anything, would change with a Biden presidency?
Appalachia has the highest concentration of white poverty in the nation. Now in 2020, years after Vance, Hochschild, and 'the Red State Revolt', Tarence Ray provides a new view from the heart of so-called "Trump Country."
The poet Diane di Prima died at the age of 86 on the 25th October. A celebrated writer and political activist, her work included the much-celebrated Revolutionary Letters. Here, Momtaza Mehri reflects on di Prima's work and legacy.
In the age of pandemics, when the health of all is at risk, what do the new strongman leaders tell us about the nature of contemporary politics?
Throughout 2020 the notion of a homogenous Latinx voting bloc has become untenable, with fractures deepening along lines of race, region, and class position. What's next for a voting bloc that was supposed to be the future of American democracy?
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After Bernie and days before the Presidential Election, where does the U.S. left – and its ambitions for an independent mass socialist politics – stand?
"The legacy of the corona crash will be the concentration of economic and political power in the hands of a tiny oligarchy, composed of senior politicians, central bankers, financiers and corporate executives in the rich world."
Following the recent election victory for Luis Arce and the Movement Towards Socialism in Bolivia, the Democracy Industry was quick to proclaim this as a victory for democracy itself. In this article, David Adler argues that by doing so, liberals overlook the historic power of workers in the fight against authoritarianism.
Dean Spade picks five books that explore how mutual aid projects have been part of every powerful social movement.
Houria Bouteldja on the current situation in France.