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The ferocity & scale of onrushing authoritarianism demand that we think beyond binaries. We can’t counterpose electoral & strike action: we need to do both. And we can’t decisively defeat MAGA without effectively challenging the neoliberal model.

Studies show microplastics could have the unexpected effect of making foodborne illnesses even more dangerous than before.

The “South Park” premiere was entirely centered around Trump suing those who speak out against him.

The laborers’ union in Hollywood is backing the push, which will be watched closely by early-career workers on other scripted shows.

The Trump administration is attacking jobs and wages in the building trades, as well as the rights of immigrant workers. Building trades unions have been divided over whether to try to curry favor with the president or confront the attacks head-on.

The administration is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft.

California poet Patrick Daly reflects on the reach, and limits, of the imagination, where nature, art and politics intertwine in often disturbing ways.

Repression is certainly in the air, its effects likely to be as chilling as intended: people are afraid and have good reasons to be afraid. Reviews of two recent books on Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and the Long War Against American Communism.

“I know I'm not going to be here 25 years from now, but for those who will be, keep this thing alive, keep fighting,” said Riley. “There's a lot of hard work, blood sweat and tears, and death on those docks that got us where we are today.”

Adam Kirsch’s On Settler Colonialism is an anti-woke screed disguised as serious scholarship.