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While her contributions to feminism are widely appreciated, bell hooks also published groundbreaking work on film, the visual arts, education, and a host of other subjects. She helped shape the modern U.S. cultural landscape.

News and analysis from, about, and explaining the world left today – West to East, South to North

The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America submitted 1,584 union cards to the Indiana University last week, representing almost two-thirds of the roughly 2,500 graduate students working at IU.

The Walls Within: The Politics of Immigration in Modern America by Sarah R. Coleman Princeton University Press, 2021 The 1960s effort to end discriminatory quotas sowed the seeds of the political conflicts over immigration still with us today

Kellogg’s workers in four states have been on strike since October 5. Their top issue is the company’s efforts to expand its two-tier system.

One in 20 respondents—representing 12.7 million people—said a friend or family member died over the past year after not receiving treatment because they couldn't afford it.

The historian has been at the forefront of telling the lost stories of U.S. radicalism—in comic book form—for nearly two decades.

This year could be different.  As the awards race heats up and smaller accolades roll in, there are multiple queer film contenders in almost every big category.

New attacks on press freedom, and new tech twists for 2022

Why It’s Time to Make Deep Cuts at the Pentagon