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Chicano Movement Anniversaries Marking 50 Years of Struggles
The movement was a “levantamiento.”
Dahr Jamail | Scientists Warn of “Ecological Armageddon” Amid Waves of Heat and Climate Refugees
Almost everyone is waking up to the dangers — except Trump.
Paul Manafort Has Been Indicted, and Donald Trump Is Reacting
Paul Manafort feels the weight of the law.
There Is No “Progressive Case” for Charter Schools
Betsy DeVos recently announced her department would provide over a quarter-billion dollars to expand charters.
Time Spent in Solitary Confinement Drops Dramatically in Illinois Youth Facilities
Juvenile correctional centers in Illinois have moved away from harsh punishment.
From the US With Love: US Commandos Are a “Persistent Presence” on Russia’s Doorstep
Over the last two decades, relations between the US and Russia have increasingly soured.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the Urgency of Fighting Against the Racist Right-Wing
Taylor on the rapid ascension of the extreme right in recent months and what we can do about it.
William Rivers Pitt | Mueller on the Move: What You Need to Know About Monday’s Indictments
This is only the beginning.
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Dean Baker | The Tax Scam We Know and the Tax Scam We Don’t Know
Trump is appointing a crony tax avoider as temporary head of the Internal Revenue Service.
Puerto Ricans, Not Wall Street Vultures, Must Come First
Money that goes one of the hedge funds that have bought up much of the island's debt is taken away from saving lives.