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Resistance anywhere builds resistance everywhere

Is the purpose of organizing to increase union membership, or is it to rebuild a working-class movement that can effectively make life better for the vast majority of working people?

Reviewer Steigmann-Gall considers what took so long for so many, including some left wing public intellectuals, to publicly acknowledge that Trumpism is fascism.

America’s richest earn in hours what ordinary workers earn over lifetimes. As Donald Trump’s tax bill seeks to make the plunder of the filthy rich permanent, “inequality” no longer feels like a strong enough word for what we’re facing.

Trump targeted the transgender teen as part of a social media post Tuesday threatening California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the state’s law protecting the participation of transgender athletes.

The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation had faced criticism from aid groups even before this week’s chaotic rollout

Public and private media under fire

Jesse Armstrong continues being one of the best at making ice-cold comedy from an "eat the rich" mindset.

To be safe: Live openly among Black folks, wander around by yourself, and take public transport everywhere.