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Gene Autry, actor and singer, recorded this song in 1931, a year and a half after the death of the great union organizer Mary Harris Jones.

Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message. Following Sen. Gary Peters’s announced retirement, Michigan’s open seat has become the most hotly contested race in the country.

At a recent summit, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez gathered leftist leaders and warned of a new authoritarian world order. Sánchez has positioned himself as a leader of the left who recognizes the need for strong alliances.

After a rowdy protest outside a real estate event at Park East Synagogue, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was widely criticized for supporting the protest by condemning the sale of West Bank properties. But the criticisms don’t stand up to scrutiny.

We spent five days in Cuba in April to better understand the humanitarian impacts of America’s monthslong energy blockade... We came away shocked by the inhumane effects of the policy...until the Cuban people are brought to ruin...

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Cold War Puerto Rico by Steve Howell argues that Washington has long treated the island as giant aircraft carrier. The result has been severe: residents face economic strain while lacking many democratic rights and social protections.

Millionaires are only 7% of the U.S. population, but make up half of Congress. It’s long overdue for the workers who create the wealth to have the same opportunity to govern.

The president made a jaw-dropping confession when asked about the impacts of the Iran war.

“The politicians attacking voting rights today are clinging to a shrinking vision of America rooted in fear, exclusion, and minority rule.”