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Why do capitalists hate full employment? Because it weakens their power over workers.

A federal appeals court had signed off on a deal that would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from lawsuits in exchange for billions for those harmed by the opioid epidemic.

DNA from enslaved Black workers at a 19th century iron forge links them to living descendants. But the research swirls with ethical questions

One thing is clear from the Teamsters’ recent tentative agreement for UPS workers: thanks to members’ organizing, it is far and away the best contract ever negotiated at the company. The problems UPS workers will have to solve now are good problems.

Isaac Asimov was a science fiction giant. But the Apple TV version of Foundation addresses one place the books fell short. Foundation is no longer just a boy’s club.

As family members of the disappeared pass away, the momentum of the fight slows. Argentina’s media outlets don’t often cover the trials, or the ensuing sentence mitigations, so many don’t realize that most convicted state terrorists aren't in prison.

Petro’s inaugural year was characterized by guaranteeing free higher education, agrarian reform, reopening of relations with Venezuela, and an attempt to reform health care, labor regulations, and pensions.

With rising global tensions, unsurprisingly the same old McCarthyite playbook is again being dusted off. We reject these smears.

There is an ongoing problem of drug shortages.

Appalachians built their identities around an industry that’s nearly dead. Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s new documentary film King Coal asks: What happens when the king dies and there’s no heir apparent?