Staten Island, Forgotten Borough
Staten Island gets a lot of disrespect from other New Yorkers, some of it fair. But it has its own fascinating people’s history.
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Manifest Destiny in Space
“Astrotopia” author Mary-Jane Rubenstein discusses the dangerous colonial myths about the necessity of conquest and expansion, and how they show up in billionaires’ rhetoric today.
Democrats Slashed Medicaid and Food Assistance Because We Didn’t Fight
Rhode Island state senator Sam Bell shows how Democrats have refused to fight on issues that matter, with tragic consequences for working people.
US Companies Complain of Worker Shortages While the US Deports Workers to Their Deaths
We militarize our borders and keep people seeking work from doing it. Then legislators insist we need child labor to fill a “worker shortage.” What kind of country is this?
The Resurgence of ‘Natural Law’ Theories Should Scare Us All
Some on the right are ditching “originalism” for a far more radical theocratic legal philosophy that imposes the laws of God rather than the Constitution.
How Corbyn Was Thwarted and How to Rebuild the British Left
Labour activist and author James Schneider explains what went wrong and how a left movement can succeed in the UK.
Bernie Sanders Keeps Us Focused on What Matters
Sanders’ new manifesto is an important reminder of what we should be fighting for, and a reminder that the Democratic party establishment is a main enemy of progress and justice.
Stalin Will Never Be Redeemable
Stalin was socialism’s worst enemy. History is easily forgotten, so nostalgia for the “Man of Steel” needs to be guarded against.