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For generations of Americans, working for a state or local government — as a teacher, firefighter, bus driver or nurse — provided a comfortable nook in the middle class. But they are now finding themselves financially downgraded.

Where local governments collaborate with ICE, deportations have increased more than 75 percent. New Mexico shows a different way.

The South may have lost the Civil War militarily, but it won politically.

Young people’s activism has existed in places where older generations aren’t used to looking

A “war” against immigrants had been declared long before Trump signed the memo to deploy 2,000-4,000 National Guard troops to the border. Indeed, there has been a continuous military presence there since 1989 and the Pentagon has played a crucial role in the expansion of US border security...

Starbusts; Trumpery; Dirty book; Alienation unlimited; Free speech double standard; The big walkout

For viewers on the left, Pauline’s journey from proletarian champion to xenophobic mouthpiece constitutes a slow-motion horror movie.

Motorcycle taxi drivers in Indonesia are protesting for better wages and working conditions, and calling on the government to regulate the app-based ride industry. This activity is encouraging but these gig economy workers face many challenges in trying to build a sustainable union.

Current nutritional mantras focus on food to improve our health — especially cardiovascular health. Nominally, the food industry responds but just how successful have these efforts been?

To believe that the West Virginia strike was a natural expression of the correct alignment of social forces isn’t just wrong, it sells West Virginians short.