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Last week, Americans woke up to news of yet another mass breach of their personal data. The consumer credit reporting agency Equifax revealed that as many as 143 million Americans’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth, names and addresses may have been stolen from its files — just the kind of information that allows for identity theft and other cybercrimes.

The path of austerity could spread economic pain and social woes far beyond the Caribbean island, says public debt expert Martin Guzman. 1,000 miles off the coast of Florida, a small Caribbean island of 3.4 million American citizens is facing its worst economic crisis since coming under U.S. rule in 1898. In the short term, austerity aggravates the recession and reduces opportunities.

The "dreamers," young recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—are the true children of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). More than anyone, they have paid the price for the agreement. Yet they are the ones punished by the administration of President Donald Trump, as it takes away their legal status, ability to work and right to live in this country without fear of arrest or deportation.

We affirm the rights of all working people to remain and thrive in the locations of their choosing, but also recognize that the forces of capitalism - economic policies, military intervention, and climate change - increasingly force people to leave their homes and relocate in order to survive. And we reaffirm our commitment to the struggles of undocumented immigrants in this country, demanding their labor rights as workers and human rights as people.

A Harvard professor and political theorist tells the story of how the war on drugs and the prison industrial complex have impacted her family.

Rallying behind Sanders bill, groups say "we will never stop fighting" for Medicare for All

Prison abolitionists aren't naive dreamers. They're organizing for concrete reforms, animated by a radical critique of state violence.

The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.

Taylor Sheridan has crafted an uneven, but potent, vengeance film rooted in the death of a young Native American woman.

When people decide to evacuate for hurricanes they have to consider whether leaving town might cost them their jobs.