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“At no point in history,” the report notes, “has a greater share of veterans been denied basic services intended to care and compensate for service-related injuries. (See https://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/2016/03/30/Underserved/)

Yesterday elected Bolivian President Evo Morales, the only indigenous president ever in Latin America, resigned under duress due to a coup d’état orchestrated by right-wing opposition and the Organization of American States, and supported by the US.

Carter Eugene Adams visited workers on the picket line at the Lordstown, OH plant where they had worked for decades. The plant is now permanently closed as part of the deal between GM and the UAW.

Kat Candler will write the Texas-set project about a woman who leads the state's biggest strike.

AFA’s new drive is separate from a preexisting one organized by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. IAM has been organizing Delta flight attendants and ramp attendants since 2010, the year of AFA’s last loss.

Will the US and the Organization of American States once again be able to overturn election results?

A hundred years ago, the Palmer Raids imperilled thousands of immigrants. Then a wily official got in the way.

A GOP incumbent governor won’t admit defeat. Elsewhere, new voting systems underperform.

The biggest city in the US is joining a voting reform movement.

Understanding how human behaviors affect the spread and virulence of a disease can inform preparations for the future.