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Iranian-American poet Esther Kamkar has lived in Iran, Israel, & the US. Rather than sink into despair, she finds consolation in nature's tenacious resilience.

The mayor, his supporters, and public opinion convinced their previously reluctant governor to agree to a tax on the second (or third, fourth, fifth, etc.) homes of their city’s nonresident rich. The tax on international billionaires is a huge win...

Imperialism does massive and fatal damage abroad. The wars in Gaza and Iran are the latest bloodbaths for all to see. Less visible are the wages of imperialism at home -Plans to plunder the planet of its land, labor, and vital resources are afoot.

‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement. Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality

As a Hungarian-American on my mother’s side, this election was very personal to me. just as people like Steve Bannon have learned powerfully evil lessons from Orban, we should also learn lessons from the successful opposition movement against him.

Reader Comments: One Tyrant Down, More to Follow?; Iran Negotiations Led by Real Estate Magnates; No Longer Separation of Church and State, President Now Leading Global Theological Luminary; 7 Democrats Vote to Kill Bill Blocking Arms Sales to Israel

This new book, the first of a projected three-volume history, is "the first by activists who grew up, so to speak, within, around, and just beyond the orbit of the CPUSA," writes reviewer Buhle.

Organized and unorganized working people face the growing many-headed threat of Trump and Trumpism. But what are the top AFL-CIO labor “leaders” doing? Beyond public pronouncements, defensive lawsuits, and social media offerings, very little.

American Library Association and AFSCME win fight over funding for IMLS.

More Perfect Union, a left-wing media organization, hopes to win back young voters and build a new generation of college influencers with its More Perfect University program.