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Mississippi poet Philip C. Kolin traces the evolution of his childhood neighborhood in Chicago that went from Czech to Hispanic.

Trans Pacific Partnership, Progressive Caucus Budget, NSA, Fukushima, Elizabeth Warren

The deaths of Tony Benn and Bob Crow in the same week have led many to ask what's left of the left. Plenty, actually – and in any case, it's not about individuals, it's about collective action.

We want to be friends with Ukraine and we want Ukraine to be a strong, sovereign and self-sufficient country. Ukraine is one of our biggest partners after all. We have many joint projects and I believe in their success no matter what the current difficulties. Most importantly, we want peace and harmony to reign in Ukraine, and we are ready to work together with other countries to do everything possible to facilitate and support this.

So up to now, I have remained speechless in the face of what appears to me to be utter madness.

Following mass lay-offs and program slashes, University of Southern Maine faculty and students demand 'human right to education'