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Raising the retirement age isn’t just about having the “best years of retirement be stolen,” as French protesters have warned. It’s about fairness and not putting years more of the nation’s labor burden on the working class. Next time the government moves to raise the retirement age, we should follow the French example to protest and proclaim, “It’s a No.”

“Don’t assume that a blanket message on critical race theory or transgender issues is going to claim every district,” one GOP activist said.

While the farm bill may seem too dense to digest, its contents underpin the functioning of the American food and agriculture system, which directly impacts how and what we eat.

The microbiome’s signals regulate the growth and function of energy-producing mitochondria across many cell types. The ultraprocessed foods that make up an increasing fraction of American diets can disrupt these signals.

The Rutgers strike can’t be seen in isolation but as part of a massive national movement looking to counter the corporate takeover of higher education that’s helped to accelerate wealth inequality to historic levels.

Congressional progressives have defended their railroad strike vote by pointing to rank-and-file support. Here, Railroad Workers United clarifies the group has always unequivocally opposed denying railworkers their right to strike.

Netflix and A24’s Beef is astounding, anti-ambient TV.

Inspired by Brazil’s president, Americans on the left consider whether to match the international right with a movement of their own.

Out of a common history emerged racism, capitalism, and the whole world. This offers us a clue on how to change that world.

Brandon Johnson’s mayoral victory is a first step toward transforming the deeply unequal city. If he’s going to undertake radical reform efforts in Chicago, Johnson needs protests and strikes to fend off the inevitable capitalist attacks.