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Some Democrats are showing up for the class war. Others conspicuously are not. The party's prospects rest on advocacy for the economic interests of the working and middle classes, and against opponents who champion the interests of the rich.

Artificial intelligence systems—now an integral part of the Israeli war machine—began as tools developed to surveil every aspect of Palestinian life.

Around 300 staff with the Bronx Defenders Union walked off the job on Monday — the third such guild to strike this month over economic demands on behalf of its lowest-paid workers.

Previously companies created products and sold them via celebrities and marketing campaigns. The protein craze seems to have reversed this flow, with businesses desperately pumping out products to meet the demand created by social media influencers

The 1990 accessibility law has helped our nation chart a course of progress. Period.

What does is mean for the universe to have a wave function? How does Hawking’s “no boundary” proposal mean that the universe comes from itself? And is it really the final answer?

Supreme Court decisions and unrestrained partisan gerrymandering are focusing attention on a fundamental election reform. But one version is more feasible than the others.

The party's latest calendar overhaul risks an unintended consequence for the voters it sought to empower.

Even in decline, the US will play a big role in global affairs. With control over the trajectory of US politics and the map of world power now up for grabs, the Left has an opportunity to influence both.

Historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s book Country of Lords looks back at the many men who have tried to fight against egalitarianism, from John Adams to Peter Thiel