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Today several hundred thousand Indigenous farmworkers from southern Mexico labor in fields, not just in California, but all over the U.S. Their culture, and their political and labor activism, are changing rural communities profoundly.

As Mayor Mamdani seeks to build solidarity with the Palestinian people he should look to the example set by another activist-turned-mayor, Marion Barry. The D.C. Mayor used his office to support the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.

In 1948, a US-sponsored dictatorship in South Korea launched a brutal campaign of repression on the island of Jeju. Having killed up to 30,000 people — one islander in ten — Washington’s Korean clients covered up the evidence of the crime for decades

The body is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light billions of light years from Earth

Brecht criticized social injustice, denounced National Socialism and envisioned more humane, socialist society. Remembering Brecht means revisiting his insistence that art should question existing power relationships and imagine a different society.

While the overall financial well-being of most adults held steady in 2025, the financial well-being of Black adults declined, more likely to experience layoffs, and more likely to report major concerns about making ends meet.

Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s inside account of the Trump administration portrays a president with a vast appetite for power but who repeatedly backs down when the costs of his actions become too high.

Fairground TV is a 24/7 channel devoted to low-quality AI content for viewers sick of watching real people move in ways that won’t haunt you

It would be difficult to ignore the giant inflatable rat on the lawn.