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Yes, Power Corrupts. That’s Why Socialists Want to Democratize Society

It’s a common refrain that socialists are naïve, unrealistic dreamers. But precisely the opposite is true: we know that power corrupts, so we want to democratize all spheres of society. 
In truth, democratic socialists are the realistic ones: we think the best guarantee against fallible human beings abusing their power over others is to spread power fairly equally between individuals. And because we don’t think anyone can be trusted with the kind of power a corporate CEO has over ordinary workers, we fight to empower the many and abolish the privileges of the few.

Virus lockdown pushes already weak economy into recession

A recession is not what happens to gross domestic product in two successive quarters or even half a dozen, it’s what happens to employment.

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 Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Of Wildlife Is Continuing To Accelerate

June 4 at 10:15 AM ·

We're living through a level of wildlife loss not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The current sixth mass extinction event – a level of wildlife loss not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs – is driving species loss at an ever-acceleration