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Poet Jennifer Elise Wang gives the inside scoop about sex workers and other exploited workers.

Many books describe organizing drives and some capture the transformative impact these campaigns can have on the participants. The empowerment that happens when a worker decides to engage in collective action, and this book documents that reality...

This new biography of the famed Harlem Renaissance poet, novelist, and historian focuses on his pioneering work in the early international Communist movement on behalf of Black liberation.

Directed by Billy Porter, the high school romance "Anything’s Possible" teaches timely lessons about love and tolerance

The USDA has kept cheese and other dairy products in cold-storage caves for decades. But their purpose has shifted over the years.

Gay rights, corporate scheming, and family drama make for a taut and densely plotted episode on For All Mankind

As war returns to eastern Europe, the Croatian-born poet Mirna Hirschl depicts a personal sorrow.

Disparities between the aristocratic and working classes are not only a foundational part of English culture, but a cornerstone of narrative conflict in British dramas, particularly as working people have been historically defined by their professions rather than their personalities or aspirations.

Research shows that the ways we engage with our food--appearance, smell, utensils, even background music--play a role in how healthily we eat.

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of Mad Men. The show isn’t just compelling narratively and aesthetically — it also features a little remarked upon consideration of left ideas.