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It’s urgent not to return to the previous status quo. It’s time for creative thinking and bold action. This is a time for a true pandemic pivot.

Written two years ago, over the controversy created by inviting Steven Bannon to "discuss fascism" at a public forum, the conclusions of this article are relevant for today, with the coup of January 6 and the pardon of Bannon by Donald Trump.

"A Republican minority shouldn't be allowed to hold the nation's economic recovery and public health hostage."

Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first youth poet laureate, captivated the hearts of Americans and likely anyone else who was listening to her deliver the Inauguration poem on Wednesday. The 22-year-old became the nation’s youngest inaugural poet.

Remembering Patrice Lumumba, Marielle Franco and Chico Mendes, and news of new year struggles in four continents

President faces disciplinary hearing after Hollywood union finds he “violated the union’s Constitution”.

A new book invites us to revisit the world and ideas of one of our great writers, who also served, during the 20th Century, as a one of our society's outstanding voices of conscience and tribunes for justice.

Joe Biden’s call for unity is a stretch, but that doesn’t mean progress is off the table.

The story behind that victory illustrates a lot about where we stand in the push for a fair and working planet.