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Will Bolsonaro Come Up With Surprises?

A 15-week abortion ban passed this year will take effect on Saturday. But the attorney general has argued that the near-total ban from the 19th century should take precedence.

Our government has the tools to address the cost-of-living crisis. It just needs to use the right ones.

The speed with which key House Dems have lined up against Rep Tlaib – over a misrepresented comment challenging progressives-except-on-Palestine – exemplifies both Dems’ commitment to Israeli impunity & their deep undercurrent of anti-Palestinianism.

In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the Colombian president highlighted the necessity of ending the war on drugs and saving the environment

The elections are the first to occur after a referendum slashed the number of seats in parliament and happen when war rages in Europe, poverty increases, the climate crisis deepens. The descendent of Mussolini’s Fascist Party is the frontrunner.

Republicans are busy undermining the next election. Giving up on democracy isn’t an option. We must fight back. ‘The temptation to seize power will surely tantalize a political party that seems openly hostile to the very premises of democracy.’

A new film shows how Harold Washington, Chicago’s first Black mayor, stood up to a majority-white city council and pushed through infrastructure improvements for all.

Rank-and-file unionism, nationally, is taking center stage in many strikes and union actions across the country. “The labor movement was becoming hot, members were really getting activated and needed a way to organize and funnel that energy.”

The horrendous fire near Boulder, Colorado, is reminiscent of last year's disastrous Dixie Fire in California. Locations are different, but this is what the result of our climate crisis brings - up close and personal.