When the phrase 'class warfare' is used nowadays, it's usually to criticise the messages of left-wing parties. Earlier this year Jeremy Corbyn proposed that demographic data on the ethnicity and social backgrounds of employees should be publicly available, and the Daily Mail reacted by accusing him of declaring "class war". In 2014 Tory MP Henry... Continue Reading →
On June 26th the socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated the long-time incumbent Joe Crowley for the right to run on the Democratic ticket in New York's 14th district. Her surprise victory prompted discussions about whether Ocasio-Cortez' socialist, grassroots-led campaign can be replicated in parts of the country. These discussions immediately turned Ocasio-Cortez into a major name... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Warren has spoken about how tales of the family’s Native American heritage played a part in her childhood, saying that "Being Native American has been part of my story, I guess, since the day I was born." The evidence suggests that Warren always saw her Native American history as part of her identity, not... Continue Reading →
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