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Fighting racial inequality is about the power of corporations

Corporations are a central driver of racial inequality in American society — because their basic goal is to maximise profits

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AOC and the daughter defence

Invoking daughters to deflect criticism has been used throughout history to excuse a host of bad behaviour

By Jessica Bennett

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The left is remaking the world

‘Defund the police’ and ‘cancel rent’ aren’t reforms, but paths to revolution

By Amna A. Akbar

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Facebook can’t be reformed

The US movements for abolishing prisons and defunding the police provide a helpful lens through which to view Facebook

By Charlie Warzel

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Late Soviet America

Like the Soviet Union in its final years, the US is reeling from failures of leadership and suppressed socio-economic tensions

By Harold James

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Protests, the left and the power of democracy

The American left should not squander the sea-change in public opinion of recent weeks by only preaching to the converted

By Sheri Berman

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Donald Trump's unhealthy relationship with the US military

During the George Floyd protests, the US President threatened to send in the military. This signified something deeply unhealthy about US democracy

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If Trump loses

What do Trumpists do after Trump? They won't engage in traditional political action — we should be prepared for the worst

By Paul Waldman

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Of course there are protests. The state is failing black people

The collapse of politics and governance leaves no other option

By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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The ‘American Way of Life’ is shaping up to be a battleground

There are limits to what ordinary people are willing to endure to secure their employers’ bottom line

By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor