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The war in Afghanistan wasn’t a failure. It was a massive success — for those who made a fortune off it. Instead of a nation, what we really built were more than 500 military bases — and the personal fortunes of the people who supplied them.

Dave Zirin’s extraordinary new book is devoted to telling how a star athlete “taking a knee” inspired young athletes across the country to join a historic social movement.

Labor unrest, European elections, signs of a people's war in Myanmar, and a left perspective on vaxxing

This newly published edition of this exchange of letters between the leaders of the three major countries of the anti-fascist alliance sheds new light on an almost forgotten aspect of the World War II years.

Teamsters Local 362 filed for a vote on union representation at the Amazon YEG 1 Fulfillment Centre in Nisku, AB. This represents the first step in the Teamsters Canada union organizing campaign to bring Amazon to the bargaining table.

A Court that used to prize careful deliberation now seems to care more about making big change quickly.

Four Afghan women who sought refuge in America talk about their lives now and everything they gave up.

Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office, but GOP attempts to undermine elections aren’t going anywhere.

At the University of Iowa, faculty are forbidden from asking students to wear masks in classrooms or offices.

Aftershocks 9/11/01, international attacks on abortion rights, and “The Activist” - the reality show