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Once government can place one group beyond the protection of law, the boundary can always expand to the rest of us…

This joyous book takes readers on a literary adventure across 300 years of fiction, from Defoe to Zadie Smith.

If Uber and Lyft resort to the stalling tactics corporations commonly use to block higher pay and better working conditions, gig workers will still have a fight on their hands.

Cuba’s past, present, future

Federal officials referred around 150 healthcare organizations for investigation into allegations of fraud.

“We need to build a durable and lasting coalition of progressives that can take on the right-wing forces and answer them with the necessary call of the people,” said Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

The right is increasingly embracing an anti-social version of the Christian faith that favors restrictive control with none of the underlying moral obligations.

Ann Wright says the frustration expressed by military families at a recent Veterans for Peace conference echoed those of families with relatives on U.S. military bases in the Middle East.

Surveillance goes haywire

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