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The United Nations human rights chief urged nations to take action to root out systemic racism against people of African descent.

The resolution, which notes that Minneapolis declared a climate emergency in December 2019, clearly states the city's opposition to Line 3 and "calls on every elected leader with the authority to stop its construction to do so immediately."

But why does the capitalist want to hire workers? Because by doing so, he gains control over the worker’s capacity in the workplace.

The Pulitzer-prize winning poet Stephen Dunn died last week on his 82nd birthday. This poem reminds us that if life isn’t fair, there’s still kindness, even love.

The workers laboring outside in this extraordinary heat are on the front lines of the climate crisis.

Nearly six months to the day after self-proclaimed patriots inspired by then-President Donald Trump led a siege on Congress, what should patriotism look like?

"Wasteful spending at the Pentagon will do nothing to help our country recover from this pandemic."

Every Democrat in Congress voted against the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution, which aimed to guarantee equal protection of the law and voting rights for freed slaves. The Lincoln-era Republican Party passed them anyhow.

Trump doesn't even deny his tax fraud. He justifies it.