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In much of the US, Democrats’ reputation is utterly toxic to working-class voters. Running independent candidates may be the way forward for labor and the Left in many regions — potentially planting the seeds of a new party.

The modern idea of the freedom of the seas is collapsing in the Strait of Hormuz.

At the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, the past is alive and fighting.

A last-minute deal headed off a planned strike at Samsung, the Korean electronics giant. The unions have shown that a sustained campaign backed up by the willingness to strike can extract concessions, even from one of the world’s most powerful firms.

As its third season ends, Sam Levinson’s HBO show reflects the grim future that gen Z faces. Its rage-bait is precisely the point

One of my favorite quotes from an early populist leader posed the enduring question: “Why is it that those who work most get least, and those who work least get most?”

CounterSpin interview with Alex Main on war on Cuba

“While working Americans struggle to put food on the table, Trump has found another way to cut costs for the ultra-wealthy,” said one House Democrat. “Same story, different day.”

Judging from victories BDS appears to be racking up it seems that finally, this strategy based on sustained and escalating pressure on Israel in all fields – academic, cultural, economic and military – is starting to have a real effect.

Osborn is betting that his support will increase as the war with Iran continues to put pressure on struggling farmers already up against inflationary pressure and still recovering from Covid-19 pandemic supply shocks.