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The sadistic logic of the sanctions against Venezuela is clear: Put pressure on the target government by ripping apart the social and economic fabric of the country.

The country has a tiny carbon footprint but carries the burden of being ground zero for global warming.

The former Zimbabwean president will always be an African liberation icon, but his brutality will not be forgotten.

Bernie Sanders has made a concerted effort to meet with and listen to members of the Muslim community, and he has been at the forefront of advocating for our rights. Other 2020 candidates could benefit from taking a cue from him.

Injustice and lack of democratic accountability have deep roots in Lebanon. But there is hope as organizations working together on issues of discrimination and inequality are able to perceive problems intersectionally and support each other.

Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird | "Freedom Is A Verb." Raise Hell: The Life & Times Of Molly Ivins. The Laundromat | Netflix. Untouchable | A Hulu Original Documentary. Trump Is Obsessed With Proving Hurricane Dorian's Threat to Alabama.

In the fourth part of this series we examine how voters’ feelings on socialism have shifted. Half of Americans under 40 say they would prefer to live in a socialist country

I am tired of big financial firms looting the economy to pad their own pockets while the rest of the economy suffers. I will stop the looting and make sure Wall Street serves the rest of the economy, rather than the other way around.

Inherited wealth and crony capitalism have created an aristocratic class that undermines social mobility and democracy