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Journalist Lawrence Wright brings his considerable skills to bear in this novel about a pandemic, written before our current crisis erupted.

Just as in the Great Recession, a steep downturn in the private sector is poised to cause big job losses in state and local governments.

Congress boosted unemployment benefits. Now the challenge lies in getting them out to the unemployed, through underfunded state-level programs.

"We will use every tool in our arsenal to block efforts aimed at discouraging participation by eligible voters this election season."

The 1959 revolution launched a project of social justice and equity, an event that would change policies regarding gender and sexualities, among profound, radical transformations in the nation and its culture

Workers who encounter something that is an immediate threat to health and safety have few good choices for action.

Gaming and the class struggle, media myths busted, and more

Elliza Hittman’s coming-of-age story about a teenager seeking an abortion is heartbreaking and painfully authentic. Hittman has described her film as “a narrative about a girl carrying around a lot of pain and burden, and the lonliness of it all".

The Supreme Court decision fueled the civil rights movement and the call for voting rights that are now under assault across the country.

US president claimed WHO too willing to accept Chinese explanations over coronavirus outbreak