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Summer Lee, Sara Innamorato and Liz Fiedler faced enormous odds against well-funded opponents. These progressive women took the odds and won ... not by a little but by a lot. They've proven the old analysis that says you have to be a centrist to win is dead wrong.

‘How convenient and profitable for wealthy private prisons to exploit detained immigrant labor rather than hire regularly waged employees.’

How has a country of under five million become a world leader in democratic, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth? The answer lies in its people's belief in focusing on the welfare of all citizens.

The Biggest Myths About Socialism. Black Eyed Peas - Street Livin'. Donald Jr.'s Testimony Summarized: 'I Do Not Recall'. Google Employees Quit Over Military Drone Program - Project Maven. Why Israelis and Palestinians Both Claim Jerusalem.

The simple story of Cortés's evisceration of the the Aztecs is not so simple. In letters to Spain's King Carlos I, justifying morally Mexico’s occupation, Cortés distorted what was in fact a messy and confusing war involving several armies from already competing European nations. His lies linger.

Garment and textile workers are organizing to improve their pay. They are amongst the least paid in the country, often earning less than $1.00 per day.

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I had been a community organizer all my life; I was one of the top leaders of the Communist Party of the United States, joining as a teenager, staying some years...at a certain point in my life, I knew it was time to leave. I was a supporter of perestroika and glasnost and the party rejected it...