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Transferring the treatment of Israeli waste to the occupied West Bank is illegal under international law. It does not in any way benefit the indigenous Palestinian population.

The bulk of our progressive forces are focused on policy at the local or national level, paying much less attention to global dimensions. But the need for an internationalist agenda will tend to become more and more apparent as they grow in power.

Neither political party has truly addressed the issue of economic security, which is why the country remains a house divided against itself.

The upcoming Biden administration must take action to protect the air, water, land and health of rural communities overrun and bankrupted by factory farms. Joe Biden’s plan for rural America does not mention any kind of comprehensive farm reform.

What if you’ve already had Covid-19 — do you still need a vaccine? Experts tackle questions about vaccine immunity.

The Native American congresswoman from New Mexico has worked across the aisle and is backed by environmentalists.

Vilsack held the post under Obama, and critics say he was too close to Big Ag.

Abolishing the controversial democratic institution seems out of the question. But there is still a way around it.

As Trump leaves office, there’s an opportunity for social movements on both sides of the U.S-Mexico border to collaborate and retool their binational relationship.

Owing to the erosion of the credibility of globalization and neoliberalism, the return to orthodox centrism is not likely to hold. It will serve as a short-lived interregnum amidst deepening polarization. Now is the time for the left to act.