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In the largest known political advocacy donation in U.S. history, industrialist Barre Seid funded a new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, who guided Trump’s Supreme Court picks and helped end federal abortion rights.

Voters on opposite sides of the partisan divide agree on policy far more than we realize. Initiative campaigns can inform a strategy to win changes we need and build a base for people-centered power.

About 15 million borrowers could see their student loan balances erased, as President Biden is expected to announce a student debt forgiveness plan on Wednesday.

"As a short-term measure there are strong arguments for a windfall tax on the food oligopoly," said Natalie Bennett, a U.K. Green party peer.

"For every moderate suburban Republican, there are line cooks, homeworkers, dishwashers, cashiers, farmworkers who would vote a straight Democratic ticket if they were given a reason to."

Two more members of the Postal Service Board of Governors finish their terms in December. Biden could replace them with members willing to fire the postmaster general.

Human beings are still bought, owned and sold in the 21st century. Many of the reasons trace back to causes like poverty, corruption and inequality. But they also stem from something less discussed: war.

Here are five unsung labor movies, all based on real-life events, that deserve more attention.

Here’s how utilities will be decarbonized over the next decade.

While the DOJ has not announced whether it will appeal, a spokesperson for the watchdog behind the case said that "the American people deserve to know what it says. Now they will."