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A May Day to remember

The Trump administration profoundly misunderstands power as being synonymous with violence. But we can learn a lesson about real power from a humble source — flowers.

Billionaires are in control of both parties and working people across this country are not dumb. They are ready for populist change. How do we know this? They told us.

Plus: Why Iran won’t make a deal with Trump to end the crisis Today on Aftermath, we look at the stalemate the war has settled into and whether there’s any way out.

Deep research is key to identifying ICE’s pillars of support. And building the power necessary to topple them.

New oppression, renewed resistance

Criterion Channel is hosting a retrospective on Hollywood’s “corporate thrillers” from the 1980s through the early 2000s. If anything, their message about the capitalist rot in America’s institutions looks far too tame for how the last couple of deca

Who are party leaders protecting most by not releasing an autopsy of the former vice president’s 2024 loss to Donald Trump?

A new labor nonprofit called Union Now is trying to help workers weather firings, delays, and first-contract battles. We could’ve used their help in our Starbucks campaigns.

From the 1926 General Strike to Zohran Mamdani on May Day in New York: Why workers keep turning to history.