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After organizing for three years, Lamont and Arvin, two rural communities in the heart of California’s oilfields have won a direct say in reducing the air pollution from oil, gas and agriculture production, which is some of the worst in the state.

"Our Constitution is clear that it is Congress, not the president, who has the authority to declare war," the senator asserted.

John Harris’s The Last Slave Ships offers a comprehensive portrait of the illegal slave trade in the Atlantic, starting with the last slave ships to dock in New York Harbor.

We don’t like the word forgiveness because we don’t think student debtors did anything wrong. Your generation didn’t have to borrow like this. We’re just asking for parity.

“So if that $15 minimum wage isn’t in this package, we are going to have to figure out a way to get it through. And if that means reforming the filibuster, then we should reform the filibuster," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said.

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Thousands of artists - visual artists, painters, playrights, actor, musicians, singers, and other creatives, were employed by the Federal government through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), between 1935-43.

Activist and scholar says he is being denied tenure at Harvard University because of his views on Israeli occupation. There is a long history of attempts to suppress or have outspoken critics of Israel fired from academic posts.

Joe Biden has promised to ensure climate justice, but will his administration rise to the challenge? With the Biden Administration pledging to take the climate crisis seriously, some grounds for optimism exist.