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February 19, 2025
In 1930s Melbourne, Communists Fought Police Repression
In 1933, two young members of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA), Reginald “Shorty” Patullo and Noel Counihan, initiated one of the most successful working-class protests to take place in Australia during the Great Depression. The Battle of Phoenix Street — as it came to be known — began in […]
February 19, 2025
Jared Moskowitz and Zeke Faux: Scams Galore
Crypto should be one of the biggest stories out of the Trump administration, but the crypto guys are really good at making it seem more complicated than it is. Bloomberg’s Zeke Faux joins Tim to run down the ins-and-outs, and the players—including the Chinese businessman facing SEC charges who swears […]
February 19, 2025
Why the Center Left Struggles to Escape Its Neoliberal Past
Following the rise of right-wing populism throughout the 2010s and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, center-left political parties sought to reinvent themselves under a new interventionist economic agenda. Often dubbed “supply-side progressivism,” this approach includes a stronger state role in directing economic development, investing in infrastructure, promoting a green […]
February 19, 2025
Trump Labor Secretary Pick Vows to Defend Anti-Union ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws
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February 19, 2025
Labor pick speaks at Senate hearing
Published 2025-02-19 13:46 1:46 February 19, 2025 pm Senators questioned Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary, for hours Wednesday on her support for unions, a national paid leave policy and child labor laws.  Chavez-DeRemer is one of eight women out of Trump’s 22 Cabinet nominees. While Democrats […]
February 19, 2025
We’re Negotiating with War Criminals
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (at right) and Putin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov (second to right) attend a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 with Secretary of State Marco Rubio (second to left), Trump Nation Security Advisor Mike Waltz (third to left), and Trump Middle East […]
February 19, 2025
The World Will Go Nuclear
(Composite / Photos: GettyImages) I know that most people don’t care about foreign policy, but this is kind of important. Yesterday it became clear that America hasn’t abandoned its allies so much as switched sides. The Trump administration is trying to bully Canada, Denmark, and the NATO countries. It just […]
February 19, 2025
‘Outrageous Lies’: Claiming Fraud, Trump Floats Kicking Millions Off Social Security
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