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Marx, Lincoln and Project 1619 1619 Slavery

Marx, Lincoln and Project 1619

Branding Slaves, from William O. Blake’s The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade. It must have enraged the historians who signed Sean Wilentz’s open letter to the New York Times and their World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) allies to see Abraham Lincoln knocked off his pedestal. How insolent for…
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February 14, 2020
Trump’s Gutting of NEPA Will Cut the Public Out of Public Lands Decisions Water Pollution

Trump’s Gutting of NEPA Will Cut the Public Out of Public Lands Decisions

Mt. Hood from Lookout Peak, Badger Creek Wilderness. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The Trump administration is stampeding ahead with a rewrite of the regulationsimplementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This landmark law requires federal agencies to study—and let the public weigh in on—the environmental impacts of federal actions. Ironically,…
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February 14, 2020
‘Credible’ threat issued against NYPD cops after last week’s ‘assassination attempt’ New York City

‘Credible’ threat issued against NYPD cops after last week’s ‘assassination attempt’

The warning comes after a weekend in which multiple officers were shot.February 14, 2020, 9:24 AM5 min read The New York City Police Department is warning officers to be "vigilant and alert" following increased "credible" threats toward its officers. Officials are advising all officers to have a heightened awareness "in…
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February 14, 2020