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The Civil War was a revolutionary upheaval that crushed slavery and stoked hopes of a broader emancipation against the rule of property. We should draw on that memory today for struggles against racism and capitalism.

"Globally, no period has seen more student activism than the past 20 years."

There’s an alternative to the utility monopoly’s soaring rates, shoddy service and indifference to climate change.

We propose universal voting. All of us, as a matter of civic duty, have an obligation to shape our shared project of democratic self-government.

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The Department of Labor accepted 86 percent of COVID-19 claims for federal workers, while it accepted only 7 percent of COVID-19 related claims from longshore and other harbor workers. 

Women’s movements are often born in periods of general political upsurge. Why isn’t that happening? Why do young feminists seem more interested in social media than in building feminist organizations?

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