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First, They Came for the Venezuelans
Trump is turning deportation into a weapon of mass destruction. None of us—undocumented immigrants, people with papers, naturalized...
The Left Chapter
6 days ago5 min read
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Trump’s Address to Congress Highlights the Absence of Opposition
The relentless resistance that defined Trump’s first term has faded into an unsettling quiet. A perfect storm of factors has granted him...
Michael Laxer
Mar 116 min read
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A Cruel Hoax: The Political Economy of Anti-immigration
Deportation Flight to unknown "country of origin" from the United States by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on January 23,...
Michael Laxer
Feb 277 min read
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Why Education Reformers Will Find a Home in the Trump Administration
Trump’s inclination to mix policymaking with business deals and profiteering is an ideal situation for education reformers like his...
Michael Laxer
Feb 1612 min read
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US Political Economy Contradictions as We Lurch Into 2025
President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in the Oval Office -- public domain image By...
Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20245 min read
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The Democratic Party Faces Its Day of Reckoning
By Leonard C. Goodman Following its crushing defeat in the 2024 election, the Democratic Party might finally face its day of reckoning....
Michael Laxer
Dec 13, 20247 min read
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A Reformist Program on Immigration (or What Harris Might Have Said)
Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Richard D. Wolff The immigration issue...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20246 min read
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Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S
While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20248 min read
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Thousands Kick Off DNC With Protest in Chicago Over Gaza
"For Palestinian Americans, this is a fundamental issue," said one marcher. Jewish Voice for Peace protestors in Chicago outside the DNC...
Michael Laxer
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation
We are closer to nuclear disaster than ever before. By Charles Derber and Suren Moodliar The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 is etched into...
Michael Laxer
Jan 23, 20246 min read
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