Taking Sides
California Rabbi Irwin Keller chooses no sides in the wars but pleads for unconditional peace.
Progressive Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is expected to weigh in not only on abortion, but on gerrymandering and voting access, with the huge potential to national impact
Democrats Seize on Winning Formula for 2024
Voter initiatives to put abortion on state ballots looks like a winning formula for 2024
A Look Back at the COVID-19 Pandemic
The global Covid-19 pandemic receded to endemic, but left a deadly legacy. We revisit hotspots in Italy and Brazil.
A Historic Strike (and Win) for Auto Workers
Neal E. Boudette, who covers the auto industry for The Times, discusses the historic deal and why it was such a big win for workers.
What Election Day 2023 Says About Election Day 2024
Democracy was on the ballot this past Election Day — and it won
Friday Nite Videos | December 1, 2023: Five Good Things in 2023
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What Election Day 2023 Says About Election Day 2024. A Historic Strike (and Win) for Auto Workers. A Look Back at the COVID-19 Pandemic. Democrats Seize on Winning Formula for 2024. Progressive Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat.
Brazil’s Politicians, Unions, and Workers Can’t Agree on How To Protect Gig Labor
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Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took on gig work platforms. “We’re not against someone working [by] delivering food on a bike,” said Lula during a union event. “We’re against them not having rights."
Chicago Police Officers With Ties to Extremist Oath Keepers Stay on the Force. Some Have Troubling Records.
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Chicago Police and other Illinois law enforcement officers have ties to several white supremacist groups, most notably the Oath Keepers, who planned and staged the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Think #MeToo Didn’t Make a Real Difference? Think Again
Waging Nonviolence
It takes effort to track the impacts of mass mobilizations like #MeToo, Occupy or Black Lives Matter, but understanding social change is impossible without such work.
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