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Ashton represents something increasingly rare in federal politics: a leader who comes directly from the rank and file.

It is rare to read fiction rooted in workplace life, rare to read fiction that explores the inner-life of a union in conflict within itself and with management. Thus the value of Jonathan Brandow’s Goliath at Sunset.

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The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, global health and academia. Mary Bassett’s removal is an act of cowardice amid fascist pressure.

This country was founded on the idea of being rooted to where you live — but the corporate state has flipped the script. Since America’s founding, housing initiatives have helped citizens to put down roots in the spirit of Republican self-governance

US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. This is the largest military buildup of US firepower in the Caribbean in decades. If regime change succeeds in Venezuela, Cuba may be next

A former official from Trump’s first term said the FBI will be able to throw the full might of the surveillance state at “Americans whose primary ‘offense’ may be ideological dissent.”

Trump’s cuts to infrastructure projects are harming working people – and holding apprentices back.

Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’

When politicians hand the gun industry a liability shield, they’re not “protecting freedom,”they’re protecting a business model built on body counts…