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We need intelligence leaders who acknowledge that torture is illegal under international law; that it is inhumane; that it is ineffective; that it puts at risk U.S. military personnel captured by adversaries.

The Poor People's Campaign and Congressional Progressive Caucus team up to chart a course for the future.

The working-class invented Christmas.

California poet John Field rejoices as the political seasons trade places.

He’s violating his oath to protect the Constitution, and every day that he’s allowed to remain in power, the threat to our democracy grows. There are constitutional provisions to remove such a person from power.

Mutual aid is not only about addressing the crisis at hand but also about undoing the injustices of colonialism and imperialism.

Where do we go when we succeed in putting a nightmare -- two nightmares -- behind us? Toward something. We must advance toward a truly multiracial, inclusive, radical democracy or we will have no democracy at all.

We’re affected by bias and racism, just like everyone else. Musicians sing and write about social movements all the time. Actors voice their opinions. Yet when it comes to athletes, we are often met with criticism for expressing our opinions.

The world is bleak enough as it is. Of all the disturbing things in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, nothing competes with Donner’s rejection of his son. Donner is horrified by the nose.

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