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Politics above — politics below

The men who made the intentional decision to murder my father are long dead; the men and women who today are plotting to render much of our beautiful planet uninhabitable are very much with us…

Most baseball films are pure entertainment. But baseball is often the setting for notable films that tell a bigger story about America’s social conditions. As the Major League Baseball season begins, here are 13 examples.

The late and legendary Teamsters reform leader Ron Carey briefly succeeded in a monumental task: turning around a corrupt and conservative union. Today’s aspiring reformers looking to revitalize their own unions can learn from his career.

Strain of aiming to influence Israel’s actions without leverage and also avoiding starvation is showing, say analysts

Regulators cited Maersk for its “illegal policy” blocking employees from reporting safety concerns to the Coast Guard.

This book, writes reviewer Raphel, "is both a memoir and a cultural analysis of American crosswords from the 1910s through the 2010s."

The Oppenheimer film depicted some controversy that erupted at the lab after scientists heard about the defeat of Germany. Oppenheimer was adamant about continuing the project.

Sustaining democracy with collective action

Is the Israeli-American ‘special relationship’ in danger, or are the two leaders merely playing a game of political survival?