Time for Democrats To Betray the Donor Class—Not the People
A great many people did not vote for Joe Biden, they voted against Trump. We have to recognise how narrow this win was.
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The US Economy – Some Facts
As we await the result of the US presidential election, here are some facts about the US economy within a world context.
Why Capitalism Was Destined to Come Out on Top in the 2020 US Election
No matter who “won” the U.S. election, what will not change is the capitalist organization of the country’s economy.
The United States Is Not a Democracy
The United States boasts one of the most farcical democratic systems to have been invented. The country’s constitution is an eighteenth-century relic penned by merchants and slave owners, amendments to which can be blocked by as few as 13 states representing less than 4 percent of the population. Its Supreme Court, conservative by nature and…
Military Alliance in the Making Between India and the U.S.
The recently concluded India-U.S. ministerial talks in New Delhi yielded as many as five bilateral agreements that may have the effect of compromising India’s strategic autonomy and making it a de facto military ally of the U.S.
What Democrats Should Learn From the Spate of Socialist Wins in US Elections
It’s not enough to be anti-Trump. Socialists are showing you can win elections by standing for something.
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National (In)Security and the Pentagon Budget
Whoever wins in the US presidential elections in 2020, increased spending for the Pentagon, rather than real national security, lies in store.
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The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It
One of the founding myths of the contemporary Western world is that fascism was defeated in WWII by liberal democracies, and particularly by the United States. The material record suggests, however, a shockingly different reality.
Of the Rich, By the Rich, For the Rich
Very few Americans seem to be aware of the context in which the US Declaration of Independence was written and of the men who wrote it and, more importantly, why it was written.
Exclusive: America’s True Unemployment Rate
If a person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but can’t find one — is unemployed, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%.