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Photo: Senator Joe Manchin and then-Vice President Joe Biden together in January 2017. Today’s budget proposal that the Biden administration is attempting to present as a bold vision for social change is in fact little more than a bitter reminder of the Democrats’ failure over the last two years to…

Photo: es.dreamstime.com By Isaac Cohen*            The National People’s Congress of China started on Sunday a 9-day meeting with a presentation by the outgoing Premier Li Keqiang, who set at around 5 percent the 2023 growth target for the Chinese economy. Judged as modest by some observers, the target coincides…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The Biden administration is considering a plan to start detaining asylum-seeking families who are apprehended in the U.S.-Mexico border — after U.S. officials had largely ended the practice over the past two years. The move comes as the U.S. continues to intensify its crackdown on…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! Walgreens says it will not dispense abortion pills in some states where the procedure remains legal, after receiving pressure and threats from Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion groups. The Biden administration approved the sale of the abortion pill mifepristone directly from pharmacies in January, both by…

Foto Google. By Isaac Cohen*             The war in Ukraine is generating a realignment in worldwide trade flows of fuels. The sanctions imposed against Russian oil exports, by the Group of Seven advanced economies, cap the price of Russian exports of crude oil at $60 per barrel. Therefore, insurers, financiers and…

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in two related cases that threaten to overturn the student debt forgiveness policy announced by the Biden administration last year. One case was brought by right wing state governments, and another by notorious right wing law firm Consovoy McCarthy on behalf of two individual…

Today marks one year since Russia’s military forces directly intervened into Ukraine – a devastating conflict that has caused tens of thousands of deaths, destabilized the world and forced millions to flee their homes. Invariably across corporate media outlets today Russia is treated as the sole villain and initiator of…

We are very excited to announce that 1804 Books is merging with Liberation, the publisher of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and blossoming into its own project! 1804 Books produces resources for political education, organizing, and movement building. Together we endeavor to make socialist literature and revolutionary theory even more accessible for…

Photo: ShutterStock. By Isaac Cohen*            The end of one of the mildest winters on record in the northern hemisphere, together with Western Europe’s diversification away from Russian energy imports and economic weakness in China during 2022, have contributed to keep energy prices from becoming a main contributor to inflation.            For…

Bishop Rolando Álvarez. Photo Credit: Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua WASHINGTON, February 21, 2023. - On February 9, the Catholic community in the United States rushed to assist the 222 Nicaraguans who arrived on U.S. soil after being exiled by their government. The following day, February 10, the government of Nicaragua…