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A nativist theory from the lunatic fringe has been revived and given a sloppy originalist makeover for Supreme Court approval.

Democrats have a golden opportunity to be the anti-corruption party, but the House caucus is not seizing it.

The threat of U.S. strikes on cartels could upend a century of delicate relations with Mexico.

In the Jordan valley, teenage settlers drive herds of goats into a Palestinian community in a bid to force families out – volunteers are trying to hold the line

As a reader of Portside, you know it’s been a rollercoaster year. While many economic, legal and academic elites rushed to capitulate to a wannabe dictator, millions of people resisted the lawless grab for absolute power - Here's how you can help.

Mainstream media keeps Trump afloat

A hybrid model of assemblies may be the key to bringing in vast numbers of people into the process of forging a new world and governing the one we have.

“This decision endangers the health, lives, and futures of the people who have served our country—and it proves what we’ve long warned: Trump and his allies won’t stop until they’ve imposed a national abortion ban.

Under recently retired Texas AFL-CIO President Rick Levy, labor's efforts to grow the leadership and membership from the bottom up helped bring about successful organizing campaigns for local affiliates in the past few years.

Just one in ten American voters supports greater spending on the military. That didn’t stop the US Senate from joining the House of Representatives last week in voting to pass a record-breaking $901 billion defense budget for next year.