Republicans And Democrats Are Wedded To Capitalism. Americans Deserve Better.
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When college student Trevor Hill stood up at a CNN town hall in 2017 and asked House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) if her party might move further left to mark a starker break with right-wing economics, her answer was clear: “I thank you for your question but I have to say we’re capitalist. And that’s just the way it is.”
Read moreHow Capitalism Has Screwed Women Over
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It’s been one year since the explosion of the Me Too movement that followed allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Since then, the #metoo hashtag has been used around 19 million times to expose and discuss workplace sexual harassment.
Read moreSocialists Need To Fight For Economic Change — Not Just Another Version Of Capitalism
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Dissatisfaction with capitalism has reignited a debate about socialism, but people cannot agree on what “socialism” means.
Read moreCapitalism’s Betrayal Of The Working Class Could Be Its Undoing
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Donald Trump is hacking away at working-class benefits. We’re in a period of extreme deregulation, deep tax cuts for business and the rich, extreme protectionism, and rising debt, even as the Federal Reserve increases interest rates. Together, these developments leave the working class with lower wages and benefits, higher prices, and reduced government services.
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