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Once upon a time, they were counterculture idealists bringing power to the people. Today they’re greedy monopolists who’d sooner destroy our democracy than be reined in by government in any way—and they have to be stopped.

Last month, Vietnam marked the 58th anniversary of the Mỹ Lai massacre, when US soldiers killed hundreds of defenseless civilians. US public memory largely ignores the history of atrocities like Mỹ Lai, making it easier to repeat them in the future.

Not satisfied with the end of legal abortion in America, the anti-abortion movement seems poised to end the era of affordable contraception. The result isn’t just the end of Title X as we knew it. It’s the demise of a long-held bipartisan consensus

The first woman to accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment is running for City Council. Her progressive campaign has been backed by Zohran Mamdani. Now Boylan is running a sewer socialist–style campaign that has resonated...from Trump-proofing New York...

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What Chavez did to young women has a lot to do with the power of men, and the system of male supremacy embedded in our labor movement and society. We have to confront this directly, and not assume that being able to vote for leaders will care of it.

Day of action to support workers set for 1 May – who is organizing May Day Strong, and how can people join?

Artificial intelligence has a history of making poor regulatory decisions with disastrous effects on people’s lives. Newly released documents show the Trump administration sought to deploy a powerful AI tool to accelerate its deregulation spree.

How the MAGA Crusade Against Critical Race Theory has Become a Movement Against Knowledge Itself

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