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Some 4 million Texans are without heat, 12 million are facing water problems, and hundreds are victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. But, the leadership of Texas, a state captured by the fossil fuel industry, has no plans for future extreme events.

On February 5, the International Criminal Court removed one more barrier to holding Israel accountable for its violations of international law. Will its investigation restrain the Israeli government from future crimes against the Palestinian people?

The Bay State’s deep-blue reputation obscures a cynical political establishment that’s more interested in accruing power than in advancing progressive policies.

Connie Post’s remarkable poem illuminates how our culture programs us to grieve for soldiers but accept exploitation of young women.

Some Republicans want you to think wind turbines caused the Texas blackout. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Freedomways, the African American journal of politics and culture chronicled the civil rights and Black freedom movements starting in the early 1960s.

The very fact that no issue except Trump himself divides the Republicans today reflects the larger fact that issues hardly matter to today’s GOP.

"It's almost like the American people want government to meet the scale of the crisis," said New York Congressman Mondaire Jones.

Tucker Carlson Plays Jeopardy With Himself. Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln | Driva Man. The Next Pandemic. The Ugly Truth Behind the Will Ferrell G.M. Super Bowl Commercial. Vaccine Side Effects Are Actually a Good Thing.

As more of Robinson’s books come back into print, the reviewer argues that reading them with his seminal work Black Marxism can enrich our understanding of racial capitalism and offer additional tools for fighting our present political impasse.