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Gaming and the class struggle, media myths busted, and more

Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long, in fact, that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes.

From Venezuela to Iran, Washington's illegal and inhumane economic sanctions are putting millions of lives at risk.

Clarence Thomas has an expansive view of free speech for campaign donors. For most everyone else, not so much.

This book argues the fight for true equality begun 150 years ago continues and draws clear connections between the limitations and loopholes written into these 19th century amendments and the most intractable debates dividing 21st century America.

The safest way to cast a ballot will very likely be by mail. But with opposition from the president, limited funding and time running out, will that option be available?

Lessons from the last stand of steelworkers in Homestead

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. - Chinua Achebe

What the F**k Is “Obamagate”? Everybody Must Stay Home | Bob Dylan Coronavirus Parody. Angela Davis on Ahmaud Arbery's Killing and More. USPS: John Oliver. Amid Pandemic, Renewables Now Supply More Energy than Coal.

The coronavirus pandemic is leading to “an explosion in the use of solitary confinement in prisons, jails, and detention centers.” Punitive isolation under the pretext of public health is worsening the crisis of mass incarceration.