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November 16, 2024

Being Against the Right Is Not Enough

Magdalena Berger Transform!Europe

The politics of ‘being against’ is part of the problem. The left’s claim must always be to make a difference in the daily life of people.

November 16, 2024

A Review of Key 2024 Ballot Measures

Emma Cohn and Jennifer Sherer Economic Policy Institute

Voters backed progressive policy measures

November 16, 2024

Lincare Became a Multibillion-Dollar Medicare Scofflaw

Peter Elkind ProPublica

Lincare, the nation’s largest distributor of home oxygen equipment, has repeatedly violated Medicare rules and probation agreements.

November 16, 2024

The 2017 Trump Resistance Playbook Is Out. Community Organizing Is In.

Candice Norwood and Jennifer Gerson The 19th

The Women’s March is now the People’s March, and groups working to oppose Trump’s agenda are highlighting specific actions volunteers can take.

November 15, 2024

To My Classless Motherland

Weijia Pan the Journal

Chinese Poet Weijia Pan offers a glimpse of the contradictions in a “classless” society.

November 15, 2024

Barnes & Noble Workers Rally for a Contract Joined by Other Bookstore Workers & Labor Groups

RWDSU Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)

People rallying in front of a Barnes and Noble Store with RWDSU signs.m

“The administration coming into this country has made no secret about its feelings on unions. Together as book workers we have the collective ability and strength to fight back." - Daniela Franceschetti, Book Seller

Iraqis Tortured at Abu Ghraib Win $42 Million Judgment

November 15, 2024

A federal jury has ordered a U.S. military contractor to pay a $42 million to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison

We Have To Talk About Weed

November 15, 2024

Cannabis is finally being decriminalized, for good reason. But there’s a dark side. Let’s take an honest look at some of the latest research

Separated | Trailer

November 15, 2024

The U.S. government’s role in developing and implementing policies that have kept over 1,300 children without confirmed reunifications. Airs Dec. 7.

What a Trump DOJ Will Look Like

November 15, 2024

It's more than Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Trump is seeking to turn the Justice Department into his personal law firm, with bombshell consequences.