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“Hadestown,” written and composed by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, is a very radical play. It takes the audience to Hell, which is peopled by oppressed workers who have been indoctrinated to fear those who are poorer.

From the Depression and Spanish Civil War to the HUAC hearings and the McCarthy era’s end, the author weaves his father’s story of inquisitors and defenders as the family struggles with racism, fascism, communism, and tenuous first amendment freedoms

The evidence is now overwhelming — Lula was the victim of a politically motivated campaign to keep him from returning to power. He must be freed.

ULTRA-TOP-SECRET: For POTUS (DJT), Ivanka and Jared (JK) only

US represents 4% of the world’s population but produces 12% of municipal solid waste, a stark contrast with China and India

On June 20, 2019, Oregon governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 2016 into law. The legislation brings sweeping changes for public sector employers and unions in an effort to increase unions’ direct access to represented employees at the workplace.

This new novel by Vietnamese-American poet and writer Ocean Vuong, is an immigrant's story that, writes reviewer McAlpin, is also about "beauty, survival, and freedom, which sometimes isn't freedom at all."

Philippines * France * Pride Worldwide * Egypt * Sudan * West Papua * Guatemala * Algeria

As the wealth gap has widened, income gains have remained anemic for Americans at all levels for the past decade. Many economists argue that what's needed is simply higher incomes so more Americans can save and build wealth.

And in addition to the 3 billionaires Bernie mentioned, we should also be worried about the expanding fortunes of multi-generational wealth dynasties