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How my recently martyred friend and fellow activist changed the course of my life and the lives of countless others.

Mamdani’s critics have launched a smear campaign that ignores that police pose an existential threat to victims—and all of us.

Iranian-American poet Esther Kamkar has lived in both Iran and Israel. Rather than split herself in two, she strives to knit her warring halves together.

"This administration wants to break the spirit of working people in this country, but we will not be broken," said National Nurses United.

mRNA vaccines are a first line of defence in pandemic preparedness and are being investigated for treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases. RFK Jr. just cancelled a half billion dollars of contracts for their development.

Historian Bennett Parten's new book, Somewhere Toward Freedom, focuses on the experience of those who seized a chance at emancipation. “Through the collective weight and power of their movement, [they] found a way to essentially be in the room.”

Amid growing outrage over Gaza, protests and hunger strikes mark a renewed Palestinian movement determined to bridge division and sustain resistance.

Progressives should prioritize consolidating ideological strength in safe Democratic districts. The left needs to show—not just argue—that its leaders and policies work, and that requires starting from terrain where those policies can be implemented