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The United States military has a staggering 883 military bases in 183 countries, Russia has 8, China 1. There is no country with a military footprint that replicates that of the United States. The bases create instability rather than peace.

I will use my voice to share all of the stories that have been silence because they are inconvenient or might spoil someone’s ambitions. We are all at risk, but once again, women, particularly women of color, are on the front line.

Vijay Prashad on Venezuela, Vietnam's New President, UK: Labour Party Meets, Pan-Africanism Conference in Ghana, Murder Wave in Colombia, Breakthrough for Québec Solidaire, Euro Left Seminar

In Connecticut, the good news is that anti-labor Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision won’t break the unions, which uphold the middle class at a time when the share of income going to the top 1 percent has doubled in barely more than a generation.

Agricultural choices must be made by these inescapable standards: the ecological health of the farm and the economic health of the farmer.

It turns out that socialism has been a major theme in American discourse. This essay is based on The American Left: Its Impact on Politics and Society since 1900 (Edinburgh University Press)

It’s past time to consider court packing: When they next have control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, Democrats should add at least two new seats to the Supreme Court and then fill them, with left-wing, well-qualified woman.

Trump’s team used last week to sneak in disastrous, linked policies on climate change and child refugee camps

Cali Net Neutrality Law; Facebook FUBAR; Hacking the Vote; The New Season; Privacy Law Debate; Taking the Public Pulse

Confronting Steve Bannon in a cold, empty room for the duration of an unsettling portrait, Morris presses the alt-right icon to justify the racist ideology behind the machinations that propelled Donald Trump to the White House.