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It’s time for the Jewish left to understand that by aligning its struggle with the Palestinians, it can be part of a majority against occupation and apartheid.

Despite important strides that the United States has made toward racial equality in the 60 years since the March on Washington, we have yet to address the persistent poverty and unemployment that turned Martin Luther King’s dream “into a nightmare.”

McCarthy got his gavel, but MAGA pulls his strings. The GOP is comfy with armed fascists, SCOTUS is rolling back the 20th century. Time to get busy.

The judiciary committee voted not to advance the nomination of Hector LaSalle, setting up a likely legal fight between the governor and state Democrats. Gov. Hochul threated to hire a litigator to sue the State Senate to take up the nomination.

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A week of mass upsurge and states in transition

We are left wondering on what planet does distraught black man Keenan Anderson begging "Please help me" to police become "Please brutishly kill me"?

Naturally, Gov. DeSantis of Florida wants to demolish New College, the most progressive public college in the state, at least as it currently exists.

Exclusive: retired FBI agent Coleen Rowley calls for clemency for Indigenous activist who has been in prison for nearly 50 years