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In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

The fire this time

Morale has plummeted as staff charged with protecting U.S. workers feel their core mission is being undermined.

A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

It was a first for an electoral democracy. Backers say it is more transparent than what politicians do. But it has risks.

The Washington Post’s Karen Attiah is the latest prominent Black journalist to lose her job. The trend is a sign of retrenchment in both fighting racism and saving democracy.

Hundreds of billions in appropriated spending has been withheld, with dire consequences. Government funding shouldn’t be derailed like this.

Murder by meme

Kleber Mendonça Filho's fantastic thriller interweaves his country's deep-seated corruption and his own love of cinema.

In the face of a complacent neoliberal Democratic Party, some right-wing figures seek to position themselves as the only ones able to speak to the frustrations of working people facing miserable and uncertain times.