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Faiz Shakir
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Faiz Shakir is the founder of the advocacy journalism organization More Perfect Union.
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May 27, 2022
The Soapbox
Faiz Shakir
How the Democrats Can Become the Party of the People Again
Elections in red states may be hard, but they serve as potential laboratories for Democrats to retool their struggles with working-class appeals.
March 22, 2022
Apocalypse Soon
Faiz Shakir
Big Oil Is Making Billions. Let’s Tax It and Give the Money to the People.
Democrats in Congress want to pass a windfall profits tax and send the money to Americans via stimulus checks. Well—most Democrats, that is.
February 14, 2022
The Soapbox
Faiz Shakir
Democrats’ 2022 Message? Attack Corporate Greed Head-On
The message that could galvanize voters in the midterms is at Democrats’ fingertips. Why do they resist grabbing it?
December 29, 2021
The Soapbox
Faiz Shakir
Harry Reid Was a Tireless Warrior for the Working Class
The most important politician to ever hail from Nevada, the late senator never forgot his hardscrabble beginnings and the promises he made to the American people.
November 22, 2021
The Soapbox
Faiz Shakir
The Real Inflation Problem Is Corporate Profiteering
Don’t be hoodwinked. It isn’t Joe Biden who’s making record profits and gouging U.S. consumers. That would be corporate America.
November 3, 2021
The Soapbox
Faiz Shakir
It’s Time for Biden to Go on Offense
The problem is low Democratic voter enthusiasm. Here are the things the president can do to solve it.
October 8, 2021
The Soapbox
Faiz Shakir
America Is in the Midst of a Dramatic Labor Resurgence
All over the country, workers are winning concessions. What business calls a “labor shortage” is really labor power in action.
September 27, 2021
The Soapbox
Faiz Shakir
The Build Back Better Bill Is Transformative. So Say It, Democrats.
Typically, Democratic bills that help working people throw a bone to corporate America. But this bill is different. From Biden on down, Democrats need to say that.
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