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Why we should always talk politics at the dinner table

Director Phyllis Nagy told Jezebel it was important for her to “normalize this very common healthcare procedure, which it’s never treated as in movies.”

In the final weekend of the campaign, national leaders of four of the country’s largest labor unions came to Philadelphia to convene with candidates and coordinate a last-minute push to reach voters in the state’s most populous city, a labor stronghold where Democrats have a 7-to-1 voter registration advantage.

Hospitality workers enjoy unusual clout in Nevada, where the powerful Las Vegas culinary union is rallying members to tip close races.

A handful of donors have spent over $71 million supporting federal and state candidates who cast doubt on the 2020 presidential election, including races for key election administration positions like secretary of state and governor.

Penzey wasn’t the first C.E.O. to advocate for progressive values. But he has consistently used his business as a platform to deliver messages about truth in science, mass shootings, marriage equality.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hasn’t just been pursuing supposed voter fraud. His office has also criminally investigated at least 10 election workers, in a harbinger of potential post-midterm turmoil.

The ominous path towards fascism is very much a choice during Tuesday's election.

Researchers found the RSV and influenza viruses fused together to form a new type of virus pathogen

This is a story about industrial corruption and the control of workers in that time… the late 19th century was an extraordinary period for the birth of the Union Movement and of people standing up for their rights.