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This book, the first 21st Century study of the frontier myth, writes reviewer Nathans-Kelly, comes at a time when "the United States has turned inward and backward with the same vehemence it once directed toward expansion and progress."

Should presidential candidates devote most of their time, resources and campaign pitch to working-class white voters who sided with Trump or the diverse, urban-dwelling Democrats who sat out the last contest altogether?

'Truth is, nowadays Uber is little more than a payday loan on wheels.'

"Our overall campaign will be much stronger with the protections we were able to win for the workers."

Several countries have proposed their own versions of a Green New Deal, but climate change knows no borders. We need a global response.

Total Culture War; Parkland + 1; Greta Thunberg; That NYT Cartoon; "Cultural Marxism"; White Identity; Voters Think!

The big draw of the exuberant documentary “Knock Down the House” — about four women who ran for Congress in 2018 — is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York. 

A tiny uptick in wages won't do much to help Americans squeezed by debt and facing rising prices for medicine, child care, housing, and other essentials

Exploitation and predatory pricing drove the transformation of the US beef industry – and created the model for modern agribusiness.

Four in 10 workers with employer coverage have trouble paying unexpected medical bills or covering out-of-pocket costs.