The Democrats are a capable group with resources most common people don’t have. They are in possession of power; they just use it to appease moderates. By Frances Coppin-Thom The grassroots #Fightfor15 has been going on for over 8 years now, with its aim being to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour—and...
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Sexual Assault And White Supremacy Are Foundational To The U.S.
Rape legislation, historically, has acted as an extension of white supremacy, never as a real means to afford protection to women subjected to sexual coercion. TW/CW: this article discusses sexual assault and anti-Blackness On March 25, Tara Reade provided an excruciating account of her sexual assault at the hand of former Vice President Joseph R....
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The Rich Have Class Solidarity. So What About The Rest Of Us?
The co-optation of discourses related to oppressions by the rich has proven to be a salient tool in dismantling poor or working-class solidarity. The endorsements of Michael Bloomberg, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, and Andrew Yang for presidential candidate Joe Biden is an act of class solidarity. However, when Elizabeth...
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Looking Beyond Kamala Harris’ Identity And At Her Political Actions
Kamala’s history demonstrates her priorities: sponsoring the corporate elite, locking up BIPOC, endangering trans folx and persecuting sex workers. By Gloria Oladipo Oh happy day, oh happy day, Kamala “Cop” Harris has gone away! On Tuesday, news broke that Kamala Harris was dropping out of the 2020 presidential race, officially ending her campaign a day...
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The Case Against Elizabeth Warren
What Elizabeth Warren showcases as a sincere progressive Democratic candidate, is the many contradictions that exist within that party. This article was originally published by the Hood Communist By Erica Caines My earliest recollection of Elizabeth Warren, politically, was in 2012 when she ran in Massachusetts against the incumbent, Scott Brown. I recall the headlines...
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Andrew Yang’s Appeal To White Supremacists Reveals His Anti-Blackness
Andrew Yang’s reliance on the model minority myth and popularity amongst the alt-right and other white supremacists is more than concerning. TW/CW: mentions of suicide By Sangeetha Thanapal Andrew Yang is one of the Democratic Party’s brightest new stars. As an Asian American tech entrepreneur, he is most recognised for his proposal of a Universal...
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White Feminists: Your Continued Support of Hillary Clinton Reads as Painfully Apolitical
Is there really such a shortage of upstanding, powerful, white women that your top pick for White Feminist Crusader has to be none other than Clinton, who advocated legally expanding an adapted version of slavery on the basis of abhorrently racist propaganda? Following the indictments served on the Trump administration, Hillary Clinton’s celebrity standing among...