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Despite 100,000 confirmed US coronavirus deaths, powerful economic interests are fighting to reopen the country prematurely — no matter the cost to workers.

A consensus is growing in the corporate world that working from home will be the new normal after coronavirus. Companies will sell it as a perk — but it will mean handing the boss even greater control over our lives.

To really “fight crime,” we don’t need more cops; we need more jobs, more educational opportunities, more arts programs, more community centers, more mental health resources, and more of a say in how our own communities function.

Pete Seidman, Florida activist, has his own version of the moral arc of history.

The King County Labor Council once welcomed the Seattle Police Officers Guild. As protests continue, it’s reconsidering.

Activists say the way to stop police brutality and killings is to cut law enforcement budgets and reinvest in services. Some lawmakers now agree.

Campaign Zero has a concrete, data-backed proposal for changing how police departments use force.

The American church sold itself to perpetuate the myth of this country’s divine destiny for the paltry price of access to power and respectability.

Organized labor is a direct threat to white supremacy. We need to put that threat into action.