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We are witnessing one of the greatest assaults on our democracy since the Civil War,” tweeted AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. Union leaders throughout the country denounced the coup attempt and attack on the Constitution.

The recent publication of Isabel Wilkerson’s widely acclaimed Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents returns to caste to explain U.S. racial hierarchy when wealth polarization, racial strife, and white supremacist revanchism are again on the rise.

Members of Congress are calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked, or for Trump to be impeached again.

Although the pandemic is the principal issue on all of our minds, other major issues threaten the longevity of our species and of our planet.

The two Democratic victories in the Senate runoffs confirmed that Georgia’s metamorphosis from conservative bastion to battleground state was complete.

The far-right mob that took over the Capitol never would have gotten in if the federal police hadn’t allowed them to storm in. The simple fact is that left-wing protesters get treated with brutality, while right-wing protesters get coddled.

Here is a history of fascism in Europe that may be helpful as we consider this troubled, and troubling, moment.

CUNY’s adjunct faculty should have the same job protections as New York’s fast-food workers.

A year of agony and uproar

The union's formation comes after years of rising employee tensions at Google over the company's practices, including its work with the defense sector, plans for a censored search engine in China, and handling of sexual misconduct claims.