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If expelling people because they are different does indeed constitute “anti-semitism,” then the Nakba — in which roughly 750,000 Palestinians were either expelled from their homes by Israeli forces or fled constitutes a vast “antisemitic” atrocity.

Incivility runs through the history of this country, founded on stolen land, built with the labor of stolen lives. The document that governs our lives effectively denied more than half of the population the right to vote.

Chileans rekindle the torch of democracy, and a green wave ousts Australia’s Tories

Dollar General is one of the lowest-paying major retail chains, with average wages barely above the $7.25 federal minimum. Low pay is made worse by the lack of hours allotted to workers. In response workers are starting to organize.

Two years on from his death, it’s worth considering the wealth and success he might have had in a different world

The Major Weapons Makers Cash in Worldwide, Not Just in Ukraine

Nineteen children and two adults were murdered in Texas. This is the country that gun-rights advocates have chosen.

One way to reduce gun violence is by convincing ordinary, “responsible” handgun owners that their weapons make them, their families, and those around them less safe.

In this short book, an innovative literary critic uses what reviewer Pierson describes as "data-driven or science-based methods not traditionally associated with art appreciation" as tools of qualitative literary analysis and criticism.

Romance novels are misunderstood. So is the working class.