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The heat wave sending temperatures into the triple digits this July Fourth is a prime example of climate change loading the dice. It would have been “virtually impossible” when the U.S. was founded

In the hands of this court, the principles and practices that were once intended to enfranchise more people often become tools of exclusion.

Ten questions to ask now of Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, your senators, your representatives, your legislators, your governors, your secretaries of state and other government officials

Nursing in the US is highly unionized, well-paid, and increasingly central to the economy. Rank-and-file nurses are well-positioned to fight for common good demands and for a broader revival of the labor movement.

Poet Sean Mclain Brown offers us a disturbing scene from the Iraq War, what happens to the animals in the combat zone.

All of the mayor’s endorsed candidates won last week. His ability to reshape New York City’s political landscape shows what happens when a socialist takes executive power. His clean sweep offers a glimpse of how a leader can reshape an entire party—

New analysis and firsthand accounts reveal the toll of the crackdown on immigrant communities in L.A. County and beyond. Thousands of people detained during the height of the raids remain in immigration custody or have already been deported.

The 2026 World Cup has become a rebuke to Trump’s homogeneous vision of America, revealing a tournament – and a US team – shaped by migration and diversity. Soccer, when politics and cultural posturing are set aside, can indeed be the great unifier

When social movements need to march in beat, Dick Flacks gives them a song. What follows is a brief tour through influential songs and poems of protest and resistance in U.S. history, many with rural roots, with Flack’s extensive knowledge as a guide

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