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The proposal to cut the payroll contribution rate would either undermine Social Security’s financing or employ general revenue, both of which would set the stage for future demands to cut Social Security. And it likely would not be temporary.

After another disappointing primary night, Mr. Sanders said he would debate Joe Biden on Sunday, and laid out the questions he planned to ask him. Here’s a full transcript.

In 1999, Barbara Ehrenreich charged the feminist movement with advancing only “educated, middle-class women.” Her critique is more pertinent than ever.

Trump is a conman nonpareil who has fooled millions of workers into believing he is their champion. No institution in society is better positioned than organized labor to disabuse workers of that demagogic notion.

The announcement that there is no statistical evidence of fraud in the results of the Bolivian presidential elections last October has caused an international uproar.

“You don’t work for us, you work with us.” That’s the pitch the boss makes for the exciting new job opportunity he dangles in the opening scene of 'Sorry We Missed You', Ken Loach’s latest lament for the downtrodden.

Media and - the virus, the election, human rights, the census, and more

Progressives need to need to enunciate and fight for a plan to deal with the potential pandemic. Leaving solutions up to those who have made the situation worse makes no sense.

We, the undersigned former employees and fellows of Warren for President, are ready to get back in the fight for a just and progressive future. We know that we need a bold, ambitious policy agenda for working families, our communities, and our planet

"In Mexico it's like we're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed."