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Focusing on vulnerable workers, the Mayor's Office of Worker Power (MOWP) will support training, education, and workers' organizing efforts.

More Americans are turning to unions as a bulwark against the rising cost of living, and more public sector workers turned towards unions last year in the wake of some federal actions and federal headwinds.

The world’s biggest ultra-processed food companies are taking governments to court to overturn, weaken or delay government policies that tackle junk diets.

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

Product unreliability inspired a witty 1990 New Yorker piece by Ian Frazier, "Coyote v. Acme," in which Wile E. Coyote sues Acme for damages. In turn, that piece inspired the terrifically entertaining new movie Coyote vs. Acme, finally in theaters.

Census data shows profound demographic changes taking place across the South.

A nuanced new history by Mark Mazower reminds us that antisemitism, an age-old threat to Jewish life, can be warped into a political tool—as we see today, when any criticism of Israel can be deemed antisemitic.

Research by the Nautilus Institute has revealed what some analysts have labelled a 'colonisation' of Australia by the United States . . . could this drag Australia unwillingly into war?

HBO's Lanterns Episode 3 grounds John Stewart’s origins against the backdrop of race relations

A novel national security agreement between US Steel and the Trump administration complicates labor relations for the company and competitor Cleveland-Cliffs as they race to negotiate new contracts with the United Steelworkers.