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A new generation of scientists views politics differently. By attacking the basic settlement between scientists and the state, the US president has proved that experts can’t avoid these fights.

“But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States….” -Section 4, 14th Amendment

After the Irish author declined an Israeli deal for a recent novel, we saw a chance to help strengthen the boycott movement — and clarify its aims.

Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers

Poet Beau Beausoleil, in a moment of introspection, considers the necessity and the limits of activism.

At the airport in La Lima, Honduras, planeloads of deportee arrive every day—many without their children.

“At a time when Republicans are polling at historic lows, Democrats need to capitalize and offer a better vision for the country,” said one critic. “This isn’t it.”

A new study reveals that employers are spending big to maintain their dictatorial control over the workplace and crush unions. It’s a daunting amount of money, but it’s not impossible to overcome if workers can act with clarity, unity, and strategy.

The president’s slush-fund-and-tax-penalty “settlement” is brazenly criminal. If our governing institutions can’t block it, America will officially be a banana republic.

Community benefit agreements can secure strong labor protections, environmental standards, and local investments.