Articles by Alex Skopic

James Lindsay’s “Race Marxism” is Ignorant About Both Race and Marxism
Critical race theory and Marxism are thoroughly and predictably warped in this conservative bestseller.

Weird Vibes at the Ballot Box
How the writings of pioneering counterculture journalist Hunter S. Thompson exposed the grotesque circus of American politics—and can broaden our vision of the possible.

The Commodities Markets are Absurd, Unstable, and Dangerous
People all around the world live or die based on the whims of the commodities market. We need to discard the idea that markets are an acceptable way to distribute the world’s resources.

Military Recruiters Should Have No Place in Our Schools
Federal legislation enforces the militarization of schools, giving recruiters easy access to teenagers vulnerable to persuasion. An outlier among other nations for this method of recruitment, the U.S. should end this harmful practice.

Winston Churchill, Imperial Monstrosity
Tariq Ali’s new book focuses on Churchill’s numerous imperial crimes, inverting the storied narrative of the British leader.

The Vapid Deceit of Joe Scarborough’s Book About Truman
The ex-GOP goon’s tedious hagiography of the only man to drop atomic bombs on helpless civilians is full of omissions and euphemisms, and devoid of any conscience.
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