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Since the protests that broke out in Atlanta and elsewhere after police killed George Floyd in 2020, the state of Georgia has decided that the legislative priority is ensuring that people understand that they just won’t be tolerated again.

In an age of mass protest, why aren’t we winning?

The union announced that more than half the workers at a VW plant in Tennessee have signed union cards. And it’s vowing that this is only the beginning.

Reviewer Seymour, in this reappraisal of this 1967 masterpiece of American and African literature, calls this novel "a what’s-it-to-you red cloak brandished in the collective face of white supremacy."

Medicare Advantage is not Medicare: it’s private health insurance for seniors that’s largely paid for with our tax dollars. They make their money by routinely denying claims…

Can strict regulations on Airbnb solve the housing crisis? Probably not, but they’re a good start.

"We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it."

A former hostage warned the Israeli prime minister that if he continues to pursue "the destruction of Hamas, there won't be any hostages to release."

From “Salt of the Earth” to “Barbie”

Bernstein used his status as a public figure both to popularize classical music and to support civil rights, the antiwar movement, and other political causes.