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Fifty years ago, on March 8, 1971, a group of eight activists staged one of the most stunning acts of defiance of the Vietnam War era when they broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole every document they found.

At present, the U.S.—along with other wealthy nations where major pharmaceutical companies are based—is blocking India and South Africa's push for a patent waiver, which industry lobbying groups are mobilizing to crush.

Giving each president two Supreme Court seats to fill would be a positive, transformative change.

American Gods star Dana Aliya Levinson on the Grand Peacock Inn's "radical" queer divinity: "To feel celebrated and uplifted in a sexual scene, was just incredibly healing."

Some freelancers have come out against the PRO Act, insisting that the pro-labor bill threatens their livelihoods. But they needn’t worry: the bill would transform labor relations for the better, it wouldn’t “kill” freelancing.

Would undo decades of Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism.

Would Undo Decades of Southern Anti-Union Laws Rooted in Racism

How did Irish society move from a ban on abortion to a victory for women's rights? What can be learned from this experience for the current feminist protests in Poland?

I had seen too much: I was a witness, not only to torture but to the fact that an American was the boss of a Guatemalan torture squad.

An interview with jazz master Archie Shepp discussing his views on politics and music.