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Most middle and lower wage older workers are not able to retire and must work to avoid poverty and maintain living standards. For work to be a bulwark against old age poverty, work must be decent, and work and retirement policy must be compatible.

Guns have become the leading cause of death for American kids

This book is a detailed critique of the judicial philosophy to which the current majority of the Supreme Court of the United States adheres.

El Paso, Texas, witnessed the first violent outburst of US eco-fascism—and is also a living rebuttal to the hateful ideology

A contract forced on railroad workers, and anti-labor conduct by Starbucks and Amazon, showed the difficulty of organizing in 2022.

It ain’t over. For sure, we are in for an epic clash in 2023 between the demands for inclusive, multiracial democracy and an even more MAGA-fied Republican party. Our job is to help to inform and mobilize every day. We need your help.

"This association is robust—and it has nothing to do with politics," said one co-author. "It's all backed by the data."

Will the billionaires and corporations behind ALEC and other groups fighting racial, gender, income, and educational equality in America succeed?

Taking inventory for the new year of transformation and action

The Conversation asked scholars to explain what they saw – including ancient Norse images and more recent flags from U.S. history. Here are five articles from The Conversation’s coverage, explaining what many of the symbols mean.