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Voters on opposite sides of the partisan divide agree on policy far more than we realize. Initiative campaigns can inform a strategy to win changes we need and build a base for people-centered power.

About 15 million borrowers could see their student loan balances erased, as President Biden is expected to announce a student debt forgiveness plan on Wednesday.

"As a short-term measure there are strong arguments for a windfall tax on the food oligopoly," said Natalie Bennett, a U.K. Green party peer.

The movie "Look Both Ways" was written before Roe was overturned, but director Wanuri Kahiu and star Lili Reinhart have said in interviews that it's pro-choice. I'm not so sure.

"For every moderate suburban Republican, there are line cooks, homeworkers, dishwashers, cashiers, farmworkers who would vote a straight Democratic ticket if they were given a reason to."

Two more members of the Postal Service Board of Governors finish their terms in December. Biden could replace them with members willing to fire the postmaster general.

Human beings are still bought, owned and sold in the 21st century. Many of the reasons trace back to causes like poverty, corruption and inequality. But they also stem from something less discussed: war.

In recent years, the port of New Bedford has thrived, generating $11.1 billion in business revenue, jobs, taxes and personal income in 2018, according to one study. But a quiet shift is remaking the city and the industry that sustains it, realizing local fishermen’s deepest fears of losing control over their livelihood.

Here are five unsung labor movies, all based on real-life events, that deserve more attention.

The Disney Plus series "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" is about body image issues, but it’s got some of its own