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An upstate New York industrial development agency is offering tax breaks worth $801 million - with more subsidies likely on the way - to create just 125 jobs at a business park, an example of corporate giveaways around the country.

Growers first discovered and cultivated this breed in 1870. Arkansas established an economy around apple production, and during the 1920s, 15 to 20 percent of the state’s yield was its namesake black variety.

An organizer looks at a mass protest and sees something completely different than the cynic does. Scofing at people showed up and did the work to turn out millions while offering no alternative is just inaction with an alibi.

Trump’s draconian immigration enforcement is harming all workers. The theory was simple: remove immigrant workers, and native-born U.S. citizens would fill those open positions. Well, the results are in, and the opposite is happening.

As left activists who choose electoral work, we can both maintain ideological clarity while also remaining politically pragmatic. That can be done. In the difficult times we now find ourselves in, that must be done.

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

Big Tech’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza has pushed STEM students to organize for a more ethical tech industry.

The Knesset has passed a new law mandating death by hanging for Palestinians who are convicted of murdering Israelis. Jewish Israelis will not face the same punishment for similar crimes.

Amazon has long exploited subcontracting to avoid taking responsibility for its delivery drivers. A bill introduced by socialist New York City Councilor Tiffany Cabán would force the e-commerce giant to directly employ its drivers.

The AI boom wasn’t built for the polycrisis.