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Now we know, in all their serious nonsense about not being able to afford to battle climate breakdown, afford to save the planet, or afford a basic decent life for ordinary humans - it isn’t expediency at all. It is ideology disguised as expediency.

This is a moment of maximum Democratic leverage that they will not have again until the midterms and that is not a lock. It is a tragic, stupid and rather repugnant move.

As Europe ramps up military spending in response to Trump’s shifting policies, the continent faces rising militarism, austerity, and the risk of further conflict. Is this the right path, or should Europe seek a new security paradigm?

There is another place we can look for more money, from a most unlikely source. Single Payer Health Insurance.

Whether you're outraged by skyrocketing healthcare costs, job cuts, attacks on privacy, or the gutting of essential services—this moment is for you.

What we need to think about are things like maybe a national strike across this country.

Poet Florence Weinberger contemplates what her husband, an Auschwitz survivor, left behind.

UAW called for unions to synchronize contract expirations on May 1, 2028. How can we harness this compression point to coordinate our movements?

The most important people may not be on the stage but in the audience. Without social media, a big national march connected activists and culminated the protest. “Nowadays ... protest becomes the beginning of a movement rather than the end.”

The main thing to know: MMR vaccines are highly effective and provide long-lasting protection. Outbreaks occur mainly among unvaccinated individuals. But here's more about boosters, young children, infection-induced immunity and transmission.