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In his new book, Steven Thrasher lays out his theory of the “phenomenon in which people from marginalized populations amass power not by uplifting people from the communities they come from, but by collectively cracking the of their own.”

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that 100,000 workers have joined the union since March 2022.

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Andrea Cristina Mercado has spent over a decade working to resist the worst of Florida’s far right takeover. Here are lessons learned on how to survive authoritarianism and plant the seeds for long term resistance

Protesters in the Balkan nation aren’t worried just about the environmental impact of a luxury development connected to Kushner. They’re worried about democracy itself.

After waging a destructive war at vast expense, Donald Trump has ended up in a weaker strategic position than when he started. His main achievement has been to battle-test Iran’s ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz and disrupt the world economy

FIFA, the sport’s global governing body, said Haiti's jersey design violated its rules, which ban political slogans or imagery.

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Two indie horror movies with YouTube origins, Obsession and Backrooms, crushed big-budget Star Wars and He-Man movies at the box office. But claims that these films represent a revival of cinematic creativity à la the New Hollywood era are overblown.

Evil Thoughts in the Oval Office (1971), Senate Smears People’s Bicentennial (1976), Free At Last, Free At Last! (1865), Arthur Miller Schools House Un-American Activities Committee (1956), Musical Colossus (1956), Truth Helped End the Vietnam (1971)