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U.S. Commandos Are a “Persistent Presence” on Russia’s Doorstep.

Here are two articles outlining theory and practice of a model around which the Left could organize cooperative enterprises into a more coherent base upon which to build more powerful, more confrontational politics as well as historic iniquities, or how it would be able to defend the gains it makes. That is how a commonwealth network could be formed and expanded.

Hari Kondabolu, the comedian explores the trouble with the animated Indian convenience store clerk through his own experiences and those of actors such as Aziz Ansari and Kal Penn in an hourlong documentary set to air on truTV.

Last week’s off-year elections provided a window into the role money plays in our politics, and the possibilities for campaign finance for reform across the country.

Making Nuclear Weapons Usable Again

In an era when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are increasingly compromised, and workers in the American food industry are often poorly paid and under-protected, advocates and commentators must consciously work to dismantle the elitism that so often surrounds cultural discussions about food in the United States.

The Punisher is a lot angrier and a lot more incisive than it looks. The Punisher is a story about what violence means to white men.

UE, the union organizing the Second City workers, has recently helped run several successful unionization campaigns with service employees whose jobs are precarious and without benefits, including graduate student workers in Iowa and movie theater concession workers in New England.

Just as enthusiasm for collective bargaining grows, labor’s political power and influence wane toward a historic nadir.

"Enough is enough. Pipelines leak - it's not a question of 'if', but 'when.'"