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Regardless of the name, the reality is that people spend nearly 24 hours locked in their cell each day with little to no human contact.

Having given his first political speech when not yet a teenager, Leon at 97 worked to pass on the wisdom gained from decades of organizing and deep thought to a new generation.

ICE says immigrant detainees are only obligated to make their beds and avoid clutter. But a for-profit prison company is accused of forcing them to do much more – and for no wages.

Geologists have reconstructed a quarter-of-a-billion-year-long history of a vanished landmass now submerged largely below southern Europe.

The Pentagon is using a moral panic over “fake news” to gain influence over the domestic news landscape

The walls of the ‘Solidarity’ mural — which will be part of the Chicago Architecture Center’s annual Open House Chicago tour in October — are plastered with brightly colored scenes of workers’ struggles and triumphs.

How Investor-owned Physician Practices Are Driving up Healthcare Costs

There are thousands of accidents across the United States every year that could be prevented by stronger safety and health regulations and enforcement.

Where should labor unions be? Labor unions should be where the workers are, and where the money is.

It is worth noting the existence of this thing as a cultural symbol of the way in which Venezuela—which, whatever your thoughts on it, is not, like, al-Qaeda—is becoming the new Russia.