From JacobinMD You write in your article that there are two common explanations for why the Arab Spring ultimately failed. There’s the liberal explanation that these uprisings needed more foreign intervention, … [Read more...] about Why the Arab Spring Failed
Social Justice/社会正義
In Germany, Trade Unions Are Waking Up To the Climate Crisis
From JacobinLB At the outset of the coronavirus crisis, a lot of people on the Left said that there could be “no return to business as usual.” Today, Chancellor Angela Merkel is … [Read more...] about In Germany, Trade Unions Are Waking Up To the Climate Crisis
U.S. Set To Retake Global Leadership on Climate With Choice of John Kerry as Biden’s “Climate Czar”
From CommonDreamsFor Immediate Release Monday, November 23, 2020Organization Profile: Environment AmericaContact: Matt Casale, U.S. PIRG Environment Campaigns Director, 609-610-8002, mcasale@pirg.orgAndrea McGimsey, Environment America Sr. Director of Global Warming Solutions, 703-477-4722, amcgimsey@environmentamerica.orgMark Morgenstein, Director of … [Read more...] about U.S. Set To Retake Global Leadership on Climate With Choice of John Kerry as Biden’s “Climate Czar”
'Elite Strike Force'? Trump Legal Team Throws Right-Wing Attorney Sidney Powell Under the Bus as Coup Attempt Flails
From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, November 23, 2020byCommon Dreams'Elite Strike Force'? Trump Legal Team Throws Right-Wing Attorney Sidney Powell Under the Bus as Coup Attempt Flails "It's OK to laugh at this hilarious clown car and yet appreciate that what's going here is deadly serious. These tactics will go nowhere but still infect our … [Read more...] about 'Elite Strike Force'? Trump Legal Team Throws Right-Wing Attorney Sidney Powell Under the Bus as Coup Attempt Flails
It’s Not That Complicated. Cancelling Student Debt Is Good.
From JacobinFairness and Restitution The first thing to notice about this objection is that it would apply to any reform that makes people’s lives better in the present. If we passed Medicare for All, no one from that point forward would have to pay for private health insurance premiums, co-pays, … [Read more...] about It’s Not That Complicated. Cancelling Student Debt Is Good.