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Poverty Isn’t Neglect, But the State Took My Children Anyway
The investigator made it clear that my daughters showed no signs of abuse or neglect. I lost anyway.
Authoritarian Rule to Revolution: What Can the US Learn From Mexico?
US hegemony appears much weaker on the world stage than at any point in recent memory.
A Socialist Response to Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers’ Report
The report's incoherence about socialism reveals the ignorance of its conservative, bourgeois authors.
Climate Change Is the Product of How Capitalism “Values” Nature
To overcome climate change, we require system change.
In the Pacific Northwest, Paraeducators Lead Their First Strike in Recent Wave
Teachers have refused to cross their picket lines, shutting down the district’s schools last Thursday and Friday.
Betsy DeVos Faces Another Lawsuit Over For-Profit College Loans
DeVos to being sued to comply with a court order to discharge student loans for now-shuttered for-profit colleges.
Industry Studies Show Bias and Misleading Conclusions on Widely Used Insecticide
The controversial insecticide chlorpyrifos is linked to brain impacts on children.
Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card.
To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.
Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the Progressive Agenda”
Critics say the rule would make single-payer and other progressive priorities impossible to enact.
Historic Wave of Women Candidates Sweep to Power on Guam
For many on Guam, this year's elections have raised hopes for self-determination after a century of US occupation.