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The battle against the Sicilian Mafia wasn't won by cops and judges — it was won by communists and labor militants.

The Brazilian mathematician Carolina Araujo, who calls herself “a bit of an anarchist,” is organizing meetings and building a support network to study and solve the problems women face in mathematics.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a measles state of emergency last week, and three days later, at least 10 more cases were reported as public health officials scramble to prevent the spreading of the disease in an anti-vaccination “hot spot.”

No reason for local policymakers to let Airbnb bypass tax or regulatory obligations

There is “no great chasm between East and West. . . . Russians share the same daily concerns about standards of living and their children’s futures as do most people the world over.

Will rely primarily on renewable energy

Steuben’s book remains astonishingly relevant today — which speaks both to the enduring facts of employment relations in capitalism, as well as to the efficacy of Steuben’s strategic perspective.

The Unknown Anti-War Comics. Edited by Craig Yoe. San Diego: IDW Books, 2018. 233pp, $29.99.

New York poet Kathy Engel responds to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s rescinding an award to Angela Davis.

States derive their moral legitimacy not from some mythical “right to exist” but rather from the extent to which their policies respect the rights of people.