All Views Articles for 2019-06-13

Thursday, June 13, 2019
Democratic socialism boils down to a belief that all people ought to live with dignity and that it is our collective responsibility as a society to guarantee that life for everyone, without exception. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Curt Ries
Defining Democratic Socialism
Democratic socialism is a way of organizing society that guarantees all people a decent and dignified life by decommodifying basic human needs and ensuring agency over our productive lives
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Warren has been gaining in polls lately, sealing her spot as a top-tier candidate in the crowded field and even running ahead of Sanders in a pair of new national polls. (Photo: Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Rex) Elizabeth Bruenig
So, What’s the Difference Between Warren and Sanders?
Much of it comes down to the matter of regulation vs. revolution
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from the State Department briefing room on June 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pompeo said, "It is the assessment of the U.S. government that Iran is responsible for today's attacks in the Gulf of Oman. These attacks are a threat to international peace and security, a blatant assault on the freedom of navigation, and an unacceptable escalation of tension by Iran." (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Charles P. Pierce
I Don't Trust This Administration* With a Lemon Zester, Let Alone a War With Iran
Mike Pompeo is fighting way above his weight class
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andidates up and down the ballot routinely disprove the notion that only white or male or centrist candidates can win a competitive election. (Photo illustration by Matt Whitt/Photos via Getty Images) Jonathan Cohn
“Electability” Is Astrology for Pundits
Expert predictions often represent little more than calcified prejudice
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"In 2003, it was Iraq. In 2019, it's Iran." (Photo: Thiago Santos/cc/flickr) Laura Gottesdiener
Two Iraqi Peace Activists Confront a Trumpian World
As the Trump administration weighs war, Iraqis prepare a carnival for peace
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How quickly that cleaner future becomes the present in the United States depends at least in part on defeating the oil and gas industry’s self-serving campaign to eliminate the EV tax credit. Elliott Negin
Our Post-Carbon Future Depends on Electric Vehicles—Our Congress Controls Their Economic Lifeline
The fossil fuel industry is working hard to eliminate a tax credit that reduces emissions and creates jobs
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The Art of the New Deal. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) Eric Levitz
Democratic Socialism: 'There Is No Alternative'
If our "capitalist" economy depends on constant discretionary interventions by policy-makers, we might as well determine those interventions through democratic debate—and aim them at advancing the best interests of the 99 percent
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He has already committed obstruction of justice a dozen times or so, which is much more serious than speculating what he might do in a hypothetical situation. (Photo: Screenshot) Juan Cole
Trump Requests Hacked Dirt on 2020 Democrats From Foreign Regimes in Free Ad Aired on Disney's ABC News
Imagine his secret glee at sending the message all around the world via Disney’s ABC News, and for free
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Michael Winship
The US Senate of Mitch the Impaler
McConnell has turned "the greatest deliberative body" into a corpse.
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