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The late poet Lee Sharkey illuminates varieties of theft—“The CEO,” “The tyrant,” “the thief of memory.”

García rejects the assessment, made by centrist Democrats like Abigail Spanberger (Va.) and Cheri Bustos (Ill.), that bold progressive stances (such as defunding the police and cozying up with socialism) cost Democratic seats in 2020.

How a new investigation into a 1951 spy trial exposed long-running injustices committed in the name of US security. The Rosenbergs’ story is as relevant to our times as it was 70 years ago.

The strike was mainly motivated to force the company to act to improve the general working conditions of the subcontractors. But the whole workforce’s conditions are at the core of the struggle.

The reviewer highlights some of the noteworthy (and readable) academic press books coming out in the first half of 2021.

Criticizing or opposing Zionism as a form of nationalism is prima facie not antisemitic, nor is the BDS movement, nor are comparisons to Israeli policy with apartheid, if the goal is to critique the state—the Jerusalem Declaration opens up space...

Cuba has a dream — to have so much COVID-19 vaccine that not only could everyone on the island get immunized but Cuba would give it away to friends and allies around the world.

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