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A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing

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The official statistics show that gender gaps in the division of household labor have closed significantly over time. Why are so many women still so frustrated?

The Department of Government Efficiency isn’t bumbling through an ill-advised reform effort. It’s deliberately sabotaging federal agencies to make way for privatization.

If due process is of no moment, then the government could snatch any American citizen off the street, falsely accuse them of being a “criminal alien,” ship them to an overseas prison, then disavow any responsibility to bring them back

Unions are calling for the release of abducted union members and political organizers who are being swept up in the Trump Administration's campaign of terror against working people. Sign this call and add your name.

Peddling Snake Oil from the Oval Office (2020), Refugees from the Great Dust-Up (1935), Jonas Salk, Lifesaver (1955), Fighting Racism for the Long Haul (1775), Ireland’s Prelude to Freedom (1920), Getting Organized to Fight Jim Crow (1960)

Rumeysa Ozturk and John Peter Zenger are book ends to the history of the First Amendment — the one that guarantees freedom of speech, association, religion, the right to petition for redress of grievances and freedom of the press.

Trump rewards the real offshorers with trillions in tax cuts.

It's easy to say we're going to Mars in the next few years. The reality is a lot harder. So why the false promises? What are Musk's real goals for NASA?