The New Socialism: Moving Beyond Concentrated State Power

[t]   Saturday, May 27, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Leaders Issue G7 Declaration With US Holding Out [Read the Article at Politico](   Tillerson Declines to Host Ramadan Event at State Department [Read the Article at Reuters](   Portland Deaths: Two Stabbed Trying to Stop Anti-Muslim Abuse [Read the Article at BBC News](   Montana Assault Breeds Frightening Talk of Violence Against Journalists [Read the Article at the Guardian US](   New York Forces Women Like Me to Carry Nonviable Pregnancies to Term [Read the Article at Rewire](   NASA Finds New, Frightening Way Glaciers Are Melting in Greenland [Read the Article at EcoWatch](   In Face of Trumpcare Abomination, New Jersey Latest State to Join Single-Payer Push [Read the Article at Common Dreams](     Truthout is 100 percent independent -- but only because of support from our readers. 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