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The victory by Ireland’s left-wing Sinn Fein Party suddenly puts the issue of Irish reunification on the agenda. Prospects for unification will have less to do with ancient hatreds than with health care, schools, housing, and jobs.

It’s well past time to bury the 'Bernie is unelectable' trope. He has a better shot than moderate Bloomberg. His campaign resonates with the growing realization of how unmoored the American capitalist system is from any sense of ethics or morality.

German Parties Realign * Solidarity Protests Against the Far Right * Reports from South Africa, Mexico, Canada

Responding to widespread popular discontent, Indira Gandhi marshaled the powers of the Constitution to suspend the rule of law. Her actions anticipated the crisis of democracy in India today.

A group of dissidents in the United Auto Workers is the second in 30 years to attempt change in the democratic union they say has really been ruled by one party: the Reuther Administrative Caucus.

Impunity Guaranteed for Torturers (and Presidents)

Like Trump, Bloomberg is a fervent backer of privatizing and dismantling public schools across the country

New papers detail severe threats facing insects, how their plight is intertwined with humanity's, and the available solutions to address the crisis.

First, they came for the immigrants…

Corruption on top, rebellion on the bottom, and Bernie on the ballot