President Trump announced the day before the World Series began that he was ending ongoing trade and tariff negotiations with Canada. As a result, the contest has taken on symbolic significance amid worsening relations between the two countries.
Kelly Candaele
Kelly Candaele produced the documentary A League of Their Own about his mother’s years in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. He was born in Vancouver, Canada.
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Bracing for ‘Argentina’s Trump’
Both friends and foes of the newly elected populist president say their future under him is uncertain, but the certain misery of the present led to his win.
Posted inBooks
Held Down by Our Bootstraps
Author Alissa Quart says the myth of American individualism is a poor excuse for inequality.
Posted inWorking in America
A New Union Rises in the South
The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail, and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.
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When the Politics of Class Turned Upside Down
Fifty years ago, the Republicans began laying claim to the white working class.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Gabriel Zucman Explains How the Rich Get Richer
A French economist finds that America’s tax structure lies at the heart of inequality.
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The Year of the Organizer
The Obama campaign’s commitment to the principles of community organizing has proved decisive to their victories so far. It has also brought new voters to the political process who could swing the general election.