Progressives often applaud the idea of “speaking truth to power.” But this concept is hazardous. If taken literally and deployed as a single-minded strategy, it can divert attention from the crucial need to take power away from those who abuse it.
Classical musicians aren’t associated with picket lines, but the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is now on strike. We spoke to three strikers about their grueling work, recent attacks on orchestra members’ pensions and salaries, classical music and labor.
Young people across the U.S. and globally walked out of school Friday in an international strike for climate action — reportedly the largest protest against global warming in human history. An estimated 1.4 million people in 123 countries took part.
On March 4, the Trump administration took another unprecedented foreign-policy step and activated Helms-Burton Title III. The activation of Title III represents a major step backward in the normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
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The New Zealand prime minister has reacted to the Christchurch shootings with steel, compassion and absolute clarity. And she has given us a vision of a better world
The Secretary of Education has been touring the country to promote her plan.
"The Constitution can't operate as the supreme law of our nation if it's consistently subverted."
A former Chicago public school teacher sees school closings as part of a deliberate effort to push African Americans out of newly desirable areas so whites can move in.
The Massachusetts senator's call for bold voting rights reform is part of her broader policy agenda to transform the federal government to work for ordinary people, not just the wealthy.
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