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Austerity was once a conservative rationale for cutting spending. Now, it’s an explanation of the consequences.

In a critical assessment of this new book, reviewer Draitser challenges some widely-held views and assumptions about the Russia-Ukraine war.

Inequality, poverty and discrimination lie behind explosion of rural anger against rich Lima

A successful strategy for progressive party-building in the House requires a dedicated inside-outside strategy—and the Congressional Progressive Caucus is growing its capacity on the inside.

In the 1900s, tax incentives lured major pharmaceutical corporations to the island. Puerto Ricans left the land for the office. But gourmet crops like cacao have enticed islanders to return to agriculture, building a burgeoning chocolate hot spot.

She doesn’t oppose an active U.S. foreign policy. She opposes the myth — which frames so much official discourse in Washington — that American foreign policy is intrinsically moral.

The newly formed Union of Southern Service Workers holds its first strike.

The first Trader Joe’s location in the South affiliated with Trader Joe"s United.

A 1992 study claims that officers who show weakness are more likely to be killed. Law-enforcement culture has never recovered.

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