Saturday, May 30, 2020

In Minneapolis, Veterans Call on National Guard to Stand Down | Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with Covid-19


30 May 2020

TOP STORIES

Amid Minneapolis Uprising, Anti-War Veterans Call on National Guard to Stand Down

“We urge you to have the courage to do the right thing. Refuse activation orders.”

BY SARAH LAZARE

Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with Covid-19

Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits.

BY MANUEL PÉREZ-ROCHA

Former Leaders of SDS, Meet the Current Members of DSA

The authors of “An Open Letter to the New New Left From the Old New Left” failed to grasp several things about the Democratic Socialists of America.

BY JOEL BLEIFUSS

The Wealthy Bosses and Right-Wing Ideologues Behind the Rush to “Reopen”

The rich are doing everything they can to benefit financially from the crisis—and their work is paying off.

BY CHRIS BROOKS

There’s Room for Solidarity Between the Working Class and Progressive Professionals

A discussion about meritocracy, work in the corporate world, and that feeling in your gut that most of what you do is pointless.

BY MAXIMILLIAN ALVAREZ

WORKING IN THESE TIMES

Fight Over Safe Reopening Is The Latest Front in “Civil War” at the EPA

The EPA's biggest union says Trump's political appointees are creating a hostile work environment to push longtime employees out of the agency.

BY HAMILTON NOLAN

RURAL AMERICA IN THESE TIMES

Blaming Ourselves for Crowded Parks Misses the Point: There Aren’t Enough Parks

People aren't selfish for wanting to go outside. The pandemic has revealed we don't have enough public spaces to go around.

BY STEPHEN LEZAK


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