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Congress Now Has a Labor Caucus

We don’t have a labor party in the US, but as of earlier this month, we do have a Labor Caucus in Congress. We talked to Wisconsin representative Mark Pocan about the caucus’s plans.

What David Dinkins Taught Us

Whatever his failings, the late New York mayor David Dinkins's historic stature and contributions to the common good gave him a unique place in the democratic socialist movement.

Emmanuel Macron Is Creating a Liberalism Without Civil Liberties

On Tuesday, France's National Assembly passed a bill effectively banning citizens from posting videos of police officers. Emmanuel Macron is trampling on historic press freedoms in order to prove himself as a "law-and-order" president — an authoritarian turn which makes a mockery of his claimed defense of liberal values.

Canceling Medical Debt Is a Moral Imperative

The US’s monstrous for-profit health system saddles millions of workers with debt for the crime of seeking medical treatment. We desperately need to cancel all medical debt, even as we continue to fight for Medicare for All.