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Workers and community members gave public testimony at the Convergence for Democracy about the human rights violations they experienced during Operation Metro Surge.

His take on history arms youth with the courage to “transform the world.” It’s no wonder the right aims to erase it.

The history of slavery in the Americas is one of rebellion, solidarity, and democratic invention. A recent book traces the depth and creativity of enslaved people’s resistance, whose legacy continues to inspire social-justice movements.

Keeping an eye on AI

The age of unreason

I never found the cure to cancer as a geneticist. But 30 years of organizing have led me to understand the work needed to stop this horrible disease — dismantling the oppression, corporate greed, environmental destruction destroying our communities.

Although the congressional elections in November 2026 may push MAGA back for a while, the longer-range prognosis for US democracy depends primarily on the grassroots mobilization of the widest possible spectrum of the American population.

Reader Comments: U.S.-Israel War on Iran; Bombing Creates Toxic Chemical Warfare Black Rain Over Tehran; Kristi Noem Is Out; More on New Wave of Protest Music; Conversation with Professor Angela Davis in New York; Lots of Cartoons;