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A history of the Voting Rights Act, as the US Supreme Court demolishes a provision that prevented racial discrimination.

This book, says reviewer Silverstein, "is written for this moment. More than translating Bundist theory from Yiddish," he adds, author Crabapple "puts it into the language of today’s left."

Things to remember and celebrate this May Day

The demonstrations in Ireland still show how small-scale protests driven by economic malaise can get national attention and prompt change.

Machiavelli argued that it is better to be feared than loved. Donald Trump fails at both internationally—and it makes him dangerous.

Or to ever hold another one again.

As war in Iran upends fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewables.

The bad and the beautiful

All you need to know about Andy Serkis' absurd adaptation is that it starts with a barnyard rap.

Long a major progressive influence in New York politics, the Working Families Party has released its first national platform ever—and it has the likes of Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna on board.