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A founding member of California's independent Richmond Progressive Alliance pens a memoir detailing how her fledgling group waged its successful electoral and community organizing effort against Chevron, the city’s largest, predatory employer.

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The fallout from the trade wars could be horrific if Trump refuses to back down, while the countries he’s attacking ratchet up their own responses, whether in terms of tariffs or simply a refusal to buy American goods.

The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president marked a significant, albeit indecisive break with the Jacob Zuma era. He narrowly defeated Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and found himself in a divided leadership, with those who were or remain loyal to Zuma

The Nation launched a rare open letter signed by over 20 leading cultural and political figures who've joined together calling for a pronounced shift in the US’s approach to Russia, to protect US elections and reduce the chances of a nuclear war.

Midwesterners aren't scared of socialism — they're hungry for it. Some members of the Democratic establishment argue that bold, left-wing platforms can't win elections. They're wrong.

The events that led to the murders of Jara and Quiroga began with their detentions after the military coup and “were decided by the administrative authorities without any court order and under no case/proceeding.”

Trump didn’t proclaim himself a fascist. Possibly he didn’t know or even now perhaps doesn’t know himself to be one. But he fits the definition, and now he fills the bill.

We now live in a world where "alternative" facts have replaced truth and feelings are now counted as "evidence." How did such a discourse become so widespread? What does it mean? This new book offers some perspective.

An open letter to President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sharing reflections in advance of his meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (English translation)