Mark Karlin
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Past articles by Mark:
Reading William Rivers Pitt Was Like Traveling. I’ll Miss the Journey.
Will was a mighty storyteller in independent media. → Read More
Why Does Trump Like Communist Vietnam? Because It’s Capitalist.
Trump wants North Korea to become a member of the global neoliberal community, just like Vietnam. → Read More
What Liberals Have Gotten Wrong About Main Street USA
Democrats should take voters’ concerns seriously rather than blowing them off, says Thomas Frank. → Read More
“Rad Girls Can”: A Book That Refuses to Sugarcoat History
A counternarrative to white supremacy and misogyny for the young reader. → Read More
Attacking Income Inequality by Limiting Wealth
Redistribution is not enough; we need an economy that generates less inequality in the first place. → Read More
Donald Trump Uses Right-Wing Populism to Unite Divergent Groups
Trump himself is not a far rightist but he has used anti-elitism to mobilize the various right wingers. → Read More
Puerto Ricans Battle Disaster Capitalism to Achieve Self-Determination
Naomi Klein's "Battle for Paradise" details Puerto Ricans' fight for ownership of their water, land and energy. → Read More
A Continuous Thread Runs Through US History: Hucksterism
Trump is really an apotheosis of the American fantasy-industrial complex. → Read More
Henry A. Giroux: The Nightmare of Neoliberal Fascism
It's time we recognized that capitalism is not democracy. → Read More
Noam Chomsky's Political Analysis Comes to Life in Graphic Novel
A new graphic novel explores the linguist and political philosopher's ideas of creating spaces of resistance. → Read More
The United States Is a Force for Chaos Across the Planet
The US's endless war has resulted in endless failures. → Read More
A CIA Coup Set the Stage for the Conflict With Iran
Here's how the US helped destroy democracy in Iran. → Read More
"Making America Great Again" Assumes That It Once Was
The US is exceptional in believing it is exceptional. → Read More
By Rigging the Cost of Money, Central Banks Contributed to Inequality
Nomi Prins discusses solutions to the financial threat we face. → Read More
"Freedom" and "Liberty" Were Only for Whites in Settler Colonialism
Modern capitalism was built on colonial slavery. → Read More
List-Making as Resistance: Chronicling a Year of Damage Under Trump
A catalog of the real damage done behind the tweets. → Read More
Democracy Should Not Be Suppressed by Tear Gas
How a weapon of war got approved for police use. → Read More
Fascism Depends Upon a Belief in Human Inequality
Fascism can only be stopped by mass opposition at every step. → Read More
Chronicling the Struggles of Migrant Agricultural Workers, in Words and Pictures
The brutality of low wages affects us all as a society. → Read More
Trump Sticks to Friendly Confines of Fox News, Shuts Out Other Media
Trump knows the value of Fox News in keeping his base motivated and in line. → Read More