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Mandela was not just "a brilliant political tactician and legal mind, but also an exquisite writer," says reviewer Goff. These letters give us a man of high ideals whose "fight for survival" in prison adds Goff, "would have broken many of us."

Russian money saved Trump when his projects were on the verge of collapse. Will it now be the cause of his political demise?

Ethiopia agreed to a border commission study that awarded most of the territory disputed by the two countries to Eritrea, ending a state of conflict that followed a 1998-2000 war that cost 80,000 lives and displaced more than 6 million people.

Iran President Hassan Rouhani issued a warning to the U.S. and President Donald Trump, saying, "You are not in a position to move against the security and interests of this country."

The Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) and LittleSis have released a report, Ban Them: Taking on the Corporations Behind the Muslim Ban, which looks at the companies that profit off anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant policies

As an organization with many members who have disabilities, Hand in Hand is making important connections between immigrant liberation and disability justice.

Trump Boots Reporter; Tronc Stomps; Sinclair Slime; Facebook's Wrist Slap; Con Game; Too Late for Lopate?; Watching the Watchers

“If Americans are convinced that their stiff-upper-lip brand of silence in the face of collective murder is the true face of patriotism, then we are condemned as a nation to follow the path of empires that preceded us.” - Doug Rawlings

The extradition of the publisher—the maniacal goal of the U.S. government—would set a legal precedent that would criminalize any journalistic oversight or investigation of the corporate state. It would turn leaks and whistleblowing into treason.

Workers and unions trying to organize gig workers should stay abreast of technological changes. This author claims rapid adoption of blockchain in the next several years will have major implications for alternative work arrangements.