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On this day in 1943, a strike in Italy’s FIAT company marked the beginning of the end for Mussolini.

"The bank lobbyists have been hitting Capitol Hill hard, and they have a Dodd-Frank rollback bill lined up with the support of every Republican and 12 Democrats."

By all accounts, the strike is a bottom-up rebellion. It was organized by rank-and-file teachers, with state teachers’ unions scrambling to catch up.

The project is Beijing’s big experiment in outsourcing, and a $10 billion shot in the arm for the African nation—if there isn’t a civil war first.

Paul Goldberg on How to Stay Sane in a World Besieged by Idiocy

Charles Schumer, leader of the Senate Democrats, is worried younger Americans, including young American Jews, are becoming more critical of Israel. But it is not because they are ignorant of history. It’s because they are less enthralled to myth.

Transcripts obtained by The Atlantic show Donald Trump's longtime confidante corresponded with the radical-transparency group.

The women of GirlTrek are traversing 100 miles of the Underground Railroad to highlight Black female health and wellness.

Tweets containing false information tend to be more novel and to elicit greater surprise and disgust than tweets with real news. That novelty and emotional charge seem to be what generates more retweets.

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