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Four basic underpinnings of the more broadly shared prosperity in the post-World War II years have been undone inside the “advanced” nations, helping to create shocking inequality and poverty in the U.S.

You thought the US cheese surplus was huge? Get a load of the excess meat.

Watching the Poor; Centrists in Search of a Majority; Justifying Nativism; Nice Terrorists; Forget and Forgive; One In, Two Out

Sorry to Bother You’s focus on the necessity of workers to realize that they’re stronger and better off as a cohesive unit with the strength of a union behind them is astonishing and refreshing.

On July 30, Medicare turns 53. For over half a century, it has provided healthcare as a right to all Americans over 65 and many disabled Americans. It has saved countless lives and kept millions out of poverty.

One chef is raising the profile of Gullah/Geechee cuisine to help maintain the Nation’s cultural identity.

Trump will gradually disappear from the stage. But other names will remain intact: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon...

Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.

In the name of the fight against terrorism, the United States is currently waging “credit-card wars” in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere.

The CDC projects that the risk for black men who have sex with men could grow to a staggering 50 percent, if trends continue. That compares with a risk of 1 in 11 for white gay and bisexual men, 1 in 20 for black men and 1 in 48 for black women.