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If progressive political parties had pursued a bolder agenda in the face of widening inequality and deepening economic anxiety, perhaps the rise of right-wing, nativist political movements might have been averted. So why didn't they?

An environmental activist and young black mother in Detroit may be forced to give birth behind bars, after standing her ground during a frightening encounter.

On February 22, the same day that West Virginia teachers began their walkout, more than 40,000 lecturers, researchers, technical and academic-related staff went on strike at 61 British universities. Three other universities joined them the following week.

I only realised recently that I knew nothing about Winnie Mandela. And, it was a deliberate plan set in motion by enemies to progress.

The “Spanish struggle against fascism and the misuse of capitalism as a bulwark to totalitarianism” represent “the preeminent political narrative of the 20th century and of our time still.”

Media monopolization in a nutshell; Zuckerberg’s forked tongue; Fighting the strip mining of journalism; How old? That old; Privacy Badger; Righter than right                                

The April 27 summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is scheduled to take place in the border village of Panmunjom

The tax legislation passed last year gives the financial industry plenty of reasons to celebrate.

Communities in Colorado—one of the fastest-warming states—have joined coastal cities in trying to make Big Oil pay.

For the first time we have raw data on the magnitude of the eviction crisis that so many people in our communities already know from firsthand experience.