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Kavanaugh and our rotten ruling class.

Brazilian Women Represent, Corbyn and Antisemitism, Cuba and Racism, Québec Solidaire, Left Unity in India, Poland's Rising Star, South African Workers Divided

Vote Busters; The Kavanaugh Test; Farmers F**ked Again; Co-opting Pan-Africanism; Jordan Peterson Without Tears; Sisters Rebuild

“Having the FBI visit you at home is intimidating; it’s uncomfortable,” Schwartz said. When he returned to his apartment, his 9-year-old grandchild asked: “Was a crime committed?”

Decades of ongoing research in this region have literally rewritten what scientists know about Mesozoic life, especially about the ecosystems that immediately preceded the final extinction of the dinosaurs.

Darrell Canon, one of the over 100 men tortured by the former Chicago police commander Jon Burge, who died yesterday. He acted with complete impunity over almost two decades before reporters, activists, and human rights attorneys stopped him.

Congress is quietly trying to finalize the farm bill. Surprise, surprise: Negotiations are beset by clashing, and likely irreconcilable, House and Senate visions for this omnibus legislation that shapes US agriculture/hunger policy for 5 years

Facebook campaigns were run by professional Washington D.C. political operatives who work for a group called the Israel on Campus Coalition, according to promotional materials obtained by ProPublica and the Forward.

The only way to begin to get answers is to see the president’s tax returns, audited or not. Isn’t it time to open that safe?

When this post by the esteemed Nelson Lichtenstein came our way, we were both surprised and honored. It also felt like a proper entry into our “Bad Socialists” series. (You decide who’s the bad socialist here.)