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The Kentucky Derby is closely intertwined with Black Americans’ struggles for equality,

The large and growing volume of data gathered shows that the N.S.A. continues to collect significant amounts of information about Americans’ phone and text messages after changes made by Congress in a 2015 law, the USA Freedom Act.

AFSCME 3299 authorizes strike; nurses, healthcare workers to strike in solidarity

The drama of data collection has made it to prestige TV

Moving to a Graduated State Income Tax in Illinois. The state tax system would become fairer, more sustainable, and better for the Illinois economy. All that’s needed is the bipartisan political will.

In a right-to-work setting, workers have the option to be free riders, receiving the benefits of unionization without paying membership dues or fees.

The New York Establishment will ignore unscrupulous acts to serve its interests — just look how it treated Roy Cohn, onetime lawyer to the president.

The ‘One Democratic State Campaign’ program for a multicultural democratic state in Palestine/Israel

After six days of striking, Arizona educators are returning to work. Jacobin spoke with three strike leaders to assess the settlement.

Revolutionaries, Agitators, and Organizers in Crime Fiction