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The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”

Ninety years ago, a recognition strike was the main way to unionize. "Everyone keeps asking if we're scared," said striking casino dealer Tera Arnold. "I’ve never been so not scared of anything in my life. I feel powerful."

Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.

The president saw defeat and ran. But that doesn’t mean the fight over releasing the files is over.

Don’t Mourn, Organize! (1915), There Is an Importatnt Lesson in the Anti-Racist Organizing of 1835, Women Rise Up Angry Against Police Sexism (1980), Judge Slams Homophobic Police (1955), Deadly Brutality Backfires (1960)

The intertwined relationship between liberalism and socialism offers important lessons for today’s fractious intra-left fights.

The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case.

As Francisco Franco’s reputation grows on the far right, a new history of his regime reminds us of its unrelenting violence.

Pass the Potatoes, Hold the Panic

Jackson handled the case as should be done on the emergency docket. Justices, she said, should deal with the requests "quickly, as transparently as possible, and for logistical reasons, not…make what amount to significant substantive decisions"