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The American Dream, should be one of equality and inclusion, with fundamental rights of all Americans guaranteed. Unionization as a seamless aspect of democratic society; universal collective bargaining and full employment an essential policy goal.

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Women journalist face an unacceptable scale of violence and abuse around the world. Unions are campaigning to draw attention to the failure of government and employers to deal with these human rights abuses.

After the nine-day strike, West Virginia teachers won a 5 percent pay increase.

In 1946, Viola Desmond insisted on sitting in the whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theater, and now she's being put on the $10 bill for her bravery.

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the country carried out a wave of unconstitutional raids that affected as many as 1.8 million people.

Her suit is a reminder that it’s getting harder for powerful men to pay for women’s silence.

Frontier Communications workers throughout West Virginia are on strike after the Communication Workers of America and Frontier Communications could not come to an agreement for a new contract with CWA 142. The previous contract expired on March 3.

Yascha Mounk argues that democracy and liberalism are not synonymous and counsels Americans to look to the examples of Hungary, India and Turkey.

From the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond, powerful Black women writers have created a ripple effect, inspiring future generations of Black women to pen their own powerful narratives.