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Philippe Rio from Grigny, south of Paris, has been voted the world’s best mayor. He told Jacobin about the local social programs that have made his Communist administration a global success story

With prospects dimming for national Democrats to wield power, the time is ripe for the party to go local.

The gift comes courtesy of the 25 GOP governors who opted not to accept billions in federal unemployment benefits. As a result of their callous decision more than 4 million lost $300 in weekly payments they desperately needed.

Multilevel marketing is a scam. But thanks to protection by political elites and well-funded industry propaganda, it keeps growing. Cracking down on it would be as simple as enforcing the laws against fraud — if only the political will could be found

Yellowstone is a ranch-set Succession, with murder, Kevin Costner, and red-state America’s blind spots.

Even if Hiroshima remains preëminent in our historical memory—the first nuclear weapon used in anger—Nagasaki may be of greater consequence in the long run, something more than the second attack. Perhaps it will be the last.

The case, brought by Republican-led states and coal companies, could frustrate the Biden administration’s efforts to address climate change. This is the equivalent of an earthquake around the country for those who care deeply about the climate issue

Proteins designed to focus immune attack on HIV-infected cells.

In the 30s and 40s, Langston Hughes wrote poetic tributes to the working class and socialist leaders worldwide. Some critics allege he abandoned his principles later in life, but they ignore the role of McCarthyist oppression and Hughes’s resistance.

In Texas, dying in jail is “par for the course.”