Voices Erwin Chemerinsky and J. Michael Luttig A refresher course in American truths, 7/4/2025

Voices Erwin Chemerinsky and J. Michael Luttig A refresher course in American truths [This article posted on 7/4/2025 in The Los Angeles Times is available on the Internet, https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-04/united-states-democracy-principles-july-4.] By Erwin Chemerinsky and J. Michael Luttig Contributing writer and guest contributor  July 4, 2025 Is it possible, at this deeply …

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Fighting the Oligarchs by Lars Quadfasel. 6/5/2025

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/22/18878227.php The corruption of the Trump administration and the Republicans’ planned cuts in social spending provide ample ammunition for Sanders’ populist criticism of the power of the wealthy; at the same time, he warns that Trump wants to transform US democracy into an “authoritarian society,” fueling the enthusiasm of Democratic …

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The broken promises: How the state protects the super-rich by Detlef Koch, 7/16/2025

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/22/18878225.php Behind the façade of regulatory rhetoric, a system has established itself that protects wealth, organizes redistribution to the top, and systematically undermines democratic influence. We are experiencing a system that serves the interests of a financially powerful minority – not the common good. The broken promise of society: How …

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Sidelined by Angela Mahr, 3/27/2025

Sidelined The combination of power and money in German journalism is leading to the end of professional ethics – or to a citizens’ income. Part 2 of 2. As the future government puts together a debt package worth hundreds of billions for armaments, voters are once again wondering where the …

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The welfare state: under the wheels of market-liberal populism by Ulrich Thieleman, 7/1/205

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/17/18878077.php The welfare state: under the wheels of market-liberal populism by Ulrich Thieleman Linnemann fails to mention the implied “solidarity” with those who earn capital income, who – with increased capital or, depending on the case, skimming rates – are hardly called upon to finance the welfare state anyway, and …

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USA – Workers are being deported by Dianne Feeley, 7/1/2025

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/17/18878031.php The promise to deport millions of immigrants is a central part of Trump’s Make America Great Again program. In both presidential campaigns, he described immigrants as “terrorists, murderers, rapists” or “mentally ill.” After his re-election, he promised to close the border between the US and Mexico and deport several …

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