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America’s unbreakable fixation with football will only lead to more injuries like Damar Hamlin’s. A uniquely American concoction of capitalism and culture has allowed football to continue to thrive, even as the dangers it presents to players, both professional and amateur, have become clearer. Football remains the biggest hit on TV.

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Our central bank operates by and for the financial elite.

The Persian poet Majid Naficy still awakens at night, mourning friends and family, victims of the Iranian regime.

The story of the workers who made ChatGPT possible offers a glimpse into the conditions in this little-known part of the AI industry.

As HarperCollins workers extend their strike into the new year, several authors express their support for the union despite potential risks to their debut novels

The Animation Guild has succeeded in procuring voluntary recognition for a group of unionizing production workers at Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

This new book is a history of the struggle over trade policy, and the impact of trade policy on U.S. society, from 1974 to the present.

If only Emancipation actually had a memorable message. Despite a committed cast and stunning cinematography, the film’s script is too blunt and the direction too ham-fisted to make it anything more than another rote entry in the slavery-movie genre.

As more strikes succeed, Kate Bahn, chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, says workers are more likely to organize them at their own workplaces.