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But while it does hearken back to some quasi-piratical practices of the U.S. Navy, the military buildup now is in key respects both unprecedented and shocking. It could also damage U.S. relations with the rest of the hemisphere for a generation

Even beyond the prospects of a ceasefire, the United Electrical Workers are calling for an end to US military aid to Israel—and why other unions should be working towards the same thing.

Economic justice for people with disabilities cannot exist if disabled people are denied access to basic necessities. Lawmakers who care about the well-being of disabled people should make inclusive food assistance a core policy goal.

Dick Cheney midwifed the emergence of a new warfare marked by extrajudicial killing, torture, secrecy, and endless war that transformed American society and politics, perhaps forever.

As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.

A new spot on the Lower East Side is betting that great food can be served with dignity, minus the profit motive. Community Kitchen, founded by author Mark Bittman, makes high-quality, locally sourced food with sliding-scale pricing.

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Food banks grapple with a surge in demand. The prolonged lapse in government funding continues to stress food banks, charities and nonprofits set up to assist Americans in need, with federal workers going without pay also turning to those sources.

While many governments in hemisphere would no doubt love to see Maduro gone, they would dislike more the method of his going. The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have criticized the attacks. Others warn of resentment were an intervention to follow.