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Why can't we see what is in front of our faces?

Jerry Dias, national president of Unifor, blasted GM's move, which he says violates its agreement with workers. He praised those who work at the plant, which is about 60 kilometres east of Toronto.

“Trump’s border policy has squeezed asylum seekers at both ends. Officials stress that migrants ought to present themselves legally at ports of entry, while asylum seekers at ports are forced to wait days or weeks for entry to the US." - Dara Lind

Not even shopping locally can save your favorite mom-and-pop — the problem is much, much bigger than that.

Media, Tech, and the Next Congress; Net Neutrality After the Midterms; NPR Hypes Amazon; Facebook on the Dock; Homemade Fake News; The Relevant One Hundred

“Campesinos” are driving the evolution of maize in North America

Howard Zinn's life was a model for left-wing intellectuals to both produce and take action to transform the world.

The House of Representatives is not representative

Cuban engagement in Africa left profound impacts, both on the host countries and on the Cubans who went.

“What Guam came to realize is that what’s most important to us [is]— our islands, our people, our environment, our land — and regardless of what you are, we wanted to put the people in office who are going to fight for those things.”