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People tune out when we go on and on; and if we let a little contempt seep into our erudition, the door slams shut. Maybe it’s time to start talking like a neighbor rather than an advocate.

The crowning achievement of this multiracial and cross-class health activism was codification of the right to health in the 1940 Constitution. “Good health care...revolutionary medicine is far more cost effective than corporate-controlled medicine."

This new voting bloc is made up of several different demographic groups, including young people, ex-felons, and newly naturalized citizens.

But there’s a tremendous amount of consensus among Asian Americans when you look at issues like government-sponsored health care, environmental protections, gun control and taxing the rich. About half said that they were worried about hate crimes...

The groundbreaking anthology of stories about London’s West Indian community premieres November 20 on Amazon. Here’s how to watch it — and why.

The danger of a fascist-like regime consolidating its power has been averted. For now. But make no mistake: The issue of whether we will move forward or be dragged into an abyss has been postponed, not decided. Please help - Portside's annual appeal

Even the most basic government functions would grind to a halt.

How ComEd and Exelon turned utility regulation on its head

Unless Congress acts, these programs will pay their last benefits for the week ending December 26.

From the Forever Wars to the Cataclysmic Wars