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Mass legislature helps, harms workers in “deal” with labor and business lobbies

Monosodium glutamate is a compound molecule in which glutamate is the amino acid responsible for the mysterious deepening of flavor. Its once-vilified reputation has been ascribed to illogic, superstition and even racism.

The Israeli forces mowing down unarmed Palestinian protesters also train U.S. police forces that brutalize communities of color.

Deplorably, legalized racial profiling continues today.

What’s the Constitution got to do with climate? Current legal cases are now addressing that question.

One of the most important elements of the Israel lobby in the United States is right-wing Evangelical backing – or Christian Zionism.

The short-term promise of easy cash can trap individuals in bad long-term conditions. This article is the third in a series about how the gig economy is shaping the future of labor and what that means for workers.

ROP organizers have shown great courage, educating about - and standing up to - right-wing militia groups in rural Oregon. This post suggests important actions that the rest of us can take.

When Obama took office, it seemed that the food movement — the loose-knit coalition of environmental, public-health, animal-welfare and social-justice advocates seeking reform of the food system — might soon have a friend in the White House. The Big Food stepped in.

When Obama took office, it seemed that the food movement — the loose-knit coalition of environmental, public-health, animal-welfare and social-justice advocates seeking reform of the food system — might soon have a friend in the White House. The Big Food stepped in.