What is Wrong with the American Left: the Abandonment of Class

 

The consequences are not abstract; they are written in the distribution of income. Abandoning class is among the chief reasons the gap between rich and poor in the United States has reached levels without precedent in modern American history.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-is-wrong-with-the-american-left-the-abandonment-of-class/

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The Trump Administration’s Dubious Case for Work Requirements

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=492324&post_id=201217544&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjAxMjE3NTQ0LCJpYXQiOjE3ODEwMDcwNzMsImV4cCI6MTc4MzU5OTA3MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTQ5MjMyNCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.kwnHyzGqjHD15zr4vvGIdpR42fprnEEwS8iGulwFBtM

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Hegseth Compares D-Day Troops to Europe’s Migrants

 https://www.juancole.com/2026/06/hegseth-compares-migrants.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-2026-06-07

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A More Sacred World Order

 https://thepostil.com/a-more-sacred-world-order/

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Race to the bottom Falling immigration is pushing the right to further extremes - will it work?

 https://samf.substack.com/p/race-to-the-bottom?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=631422&post_id=200757544&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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Debunking Every Argument You Hear Against Universal Healthcare

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/debunking-every-argument-you-hear

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The Three Words Burying Three Million Epstein Files: Non-Responsive, Privileged, Duplicative

 https://mitchthelawyer.substack.com/p/the-three-words-burying-three-million

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Is the American Experiment Legitimate?

 https://thedispatch.com/next-250/american-experiment-declaration-constitution-founders/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=teaser_b_freelister_levin_2026-06-05&utm_content=cta_read_article.

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A Realistic Discussion of the Current Conditions of U.S. Militarism and the Lack of Support by the Bulk of the Population.

1). “Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran’s Quds Force chief: Red Sea Chokepoint next Hormuz”, Jun 2, 2026, Nima Alkhorshid interviews Col. Larry Wilkerson, Dialogue Works, duration of video 1:06:12, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frZDd7KM3Fo >.

2). Draft Resistance News, n.d. (the organization was founded in 1980), Edward Hasbrouck posts this extensive and important website with numerous live links, at < https://hasbrouck.org/draft/reasons/ >

3). “Epstein, the Russian Mob, & the Hidden Assets of the Maxwells (w/ Moe T.) | The Chris Hedges Report”, Jun 4, 2026, Chris Hedges interviews Investigative Journalist Maureen Tkacik, The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel, duration of video 1:02:12, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JNkIusoUAo >

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New Capital Power Axis - Pax Silica, the Gaza Genocide, and the Crisis of Global Capitalism - and - Peter Thiel tries to take control of the Brazilian judiciary

new capital power axis

Macro
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/pax-silica-the-gaza-genocide-and-the-crisis-of-global-capitalism/

Micro
https://strategic-culture.su/news/2026/06/05/peter-thiel-tries-to-take-control-of-the-brazilian-judiciary/

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$50 Billion in Federal Contracts Went to the Companies Funding Trump's Ballroom

 https://substack.com/@mitchthelawyer

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Protests in Albania grow over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/protests-in-albania-grow-over-jared-kushner-backed-luxury-resort

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"We Demand Freedom": Immigrants on Strike in New Jersey Prison

 https://inthesetimes.com/article/new-jersey-prison-immigrants-strike-ice-trump?source=WITT-060526&link_id=6&can_id=6116ca33763503c65b77bb3be6082932&email_referrer=email_3267476&email_subject=this-crisis-could-save-labor&

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Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/03/trump-library-says-no-twitter-dms-can-be-found-despite-evidence-he-sent-them/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqDwgAKgcICjCO1JQKMLfRdDDCjJcF&utm_content=rundown&gaa_at=g&gaa_n=AVngi4gmcq0W7YESsfp0Rl806B_FbYyLjKwHw_RwHcSjeo8sviD6f-W7OPFr3VQXuirLS8WgMJ3mAyxZ8_Dt&gaa_ts=6a2039cf&gaa_sig=NqdWsqJjjSvg2hveDzvDCWQdj-Tc-yALqn_mt1dniBept3pKhl5pxlzo_1bg01XZ_Df9RaFsKeMrjUHb1XYKJA%3D%3D

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Richard Wolff and Yanis Varoufakis Discuss the Struggle over the Fate of the World

1). “The Petrodollar Is Cracking: Varoufakis & Wolff on Empire, Iran and Capitalism's Crisis”, Jun 1, 2026, Yanis Varoufakis and Richard Wolff discuss the significance of the Iran War and the perilous general state of capitalism and U.S. Hegemony, DiEM25, duration of video 1:47:35, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mib0b1GeUCA >.

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Hasan Piker Is Not the Enemy

 https://archive.is/3a3YP#selection-497.0-1033.533

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Two New Democratic Governors Just Betrayed the People Who Elected Them. Here’s How We Make It Cost Something.

 https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/two-new-democratic-governors-just

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The Theater of Punishment Vijay Prashad

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/02/the-theater-of-punishment/

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The president has murdered 200 people instead of arresting them. We won't forget.

 https://www.defiance.news/p/the-president-has-murdered-200-people?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=5177509&post_id=200115530&utm_campaign=16235&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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Silicon shock: the macro of technology inflation

 https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/silicon-shock-the-macro-of-technology-inflation/

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Pogroms, American Style

 https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/pogroms-american-style

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Hard-liners balk at GOP’s failure to enshrine anti-transgender laws

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/hard-liners-balk-at-gops-failure-to-enshrine-anti-transgender-laws-00943898?nname=inside-congress&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&nrid=a1507c6c-9793-46ac-8581-23013deaff40

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Corporate Media Asks Why Mamdani Skipped the Israel Day Parade Because They Lack The Courage to Ask the Hard Question

 https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/corporate-media-asks-why-mamdani

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We Need a Socialism After Capitalism

 https://jacobin.com/2026/04/socialism-democracy-capitalism-market-economy

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The Struggle over Abortion Access and other Reproductive Rights Continues

1). “Democrats: Stop Bro-ing Out With Young Male Voters & Fight for Young Women”, May 28, 2026, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/democrats-stop-bro-ing-out-with-young >.

2). “Texas Could Send Its Most Dangerous Anti-Abortion Politician to Washington”, May 27, 2026, Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/texas-could-send-its-most-dangerous >.

3). “North Carolina Bill Would Legalize Killing Abortion Providers and Advocates—Seriously”, May 26, 2026, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/north-carolina-bill-would-legalize >.

4). “Campaign launches urging 'no' vote on new Missouri abortion ban”, May 28, 2026, Anna Spoerre, Springfield News Leader, at < https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/05/28/missouri-amendment-3-abortion-ban-ballot-measure/90277996007/ >, originally published at the Missouri Independent.

5). “Letter from (the so-called) Center for Christian Virtue to United States Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II”, May 20, 2026, Aaron Baer, President, Center for Christian Virtue, at < https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fce5393c1e311104da811e6/t/6a172b7ac006f73ea247b6b0/1779903354227/Comstock+Letter+-+Ohio+US+Attorney+Gerace+II+-+Web.pdf >.

6). “Trump’s hypocritical new website for moms does more harm than good”, May 28, 2026,Sonia Suter and Naomi Cahn, opinion contributors, The Hill, at < https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5897557-trump-administration-maternal-health-threats/amp/ >.

7). “As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections”, May 22, 2026, Elena Moore, NPR, All Things Considered, includes embedded 4-minute long audio segment, at < https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/nx-s1-5806338/abortion-democrats-midterm-elections-messaging-affordability-mifepristone >.

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