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20th century American Communist Party members were portrayed as the Red Menace, an enemy within. In reality, they were ordinary people with extraordinarily complex intellectual, political, social, and romantic lives that deserve to be chronicled.

Senator Ted Cruz's "No Tax on Tips Act" leaves out 95% of low- and moderate-Wage workers including 65% of tipped workers.

Mobilizing and energizing the base is the priority, not to be scorned.

Darwin had fretted for years about the cataclysm that his book’s publication would cause. In the U.S, one opponent loomed over others.

A look back to the days when the Anti-Nazi League and Rock Against Racism stood against the thugs of the National Front. There are important differences to the anti-racism battles of today, which calls for fresh thinking.

As Arizona’s abortion rights amendment heads to a vote this November, the state’s largest-ever petition drive signals a pivotal moment in the battle for reproductive freedom.

Grassroots efforts to divest local U.S. taxpayer dollars from Israel over its ongoing genocide of Palestinians are gaining steam.

Even When Not Everybody Likes Them

Ukrainian Suspect Flees Arrest

An all-out war has now developed between the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, and one of the country’s most visible and increasingly militant unions, the UAW.