Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Green New Deal IX: Learning Lessons about Equality and Education from Finland
In their recently published book Finntopia: What We Can Learn From the World's Happiest Country, authors Danny Dorling and Annika Koljonen explain how the nordic nation became one of the most equitable societies on Earth.
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Sedition caucus mimics Trump’s worst sin: Demolition of content—legal, moral, democratic or electoral
The party of primitive deplorables, thinking it too could play with fire, is facing an outraged majority. Too bad it took so long.
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Green New Deal, Part VIII: New Zealand’s Zero-Covid-19 Strategy Shows how Politics Can Serve the Common Good
The country’s smart pandemic ethos offers a gateway to organize society for the common good, something essential for a green, just transformation.
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Finding a Home for the ‘Politically Homeless’: Could a UK Version of Spain’s Podemos Party Work In Britain?
The notion of a new party being formed by socialists, progressives and others who feel politically homeless is gaining momentum among Britain’s left.
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‘Bye-bye, Betsy DeVos. You won’t be missed,’ says Sanders as billionaire education secretary attacks push for tuition-free college
“What do you call a billionaire who registered a $40 million, 164-foot yacht in the Cayman Islands to avoid $2.4 million in U.S. taxes, while undermining public schools? The worst Education Secretary in the history of America.”
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House passes comprehensive marijuana reform legislation historically de-scheduling marijuana
“We are grateful that members of Congress have rightly come to the realization that the drug war has exacerbated the racial injustices in this country...”
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Ireland Swings Left As Sinn Féin Vows to Tackle Crises In Housing and Inequality
The stunning victory for Sinn Féin earlier this month marked a historical repositioning of Ireland’s political landscape, as voters put their faith in left-wing outsiders and the promise of bold social reform.
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Spain's New Left-Wing Socialist Government Offers Hope in Dark Political Times
In electing a socialist coalition, Spain is countering the politics of nationalism and populism that has been rising across Europe.
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Confronting the Health and Homelessness Crisis, Protecting Vulnerable Populations
Being homeless, no matter how briefly, puts you at extreme risk of illness and injury, making medical care a significant concern. Here are some ways people without homes can get treated.
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Green New Deal, Part IV: Britain's Snap Election Offers a Life or Death Choice
Britain's fast approaching General Election on Dec. 12 represents a life or death decision for the country's two major parties – and, of significant more consequence, for the planet. Voters can back Labour's Green New Deal and act on the climate emergency, or they can elect the Conservative Party pushing an ever more destructive form of capitalism.
