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For Immigrants, Trump Is Making America Crueler Again
The latest Trump administration assaults on refugees and immigrants should shock the conscience.
Will GM Workers Stay on Strike in Hopes of a Better Deal?
The GM contract makes some gains, but the union still hopes for better pay and job security for temporary workers.
We Can’t Solve the Plastics Crisis With Other Disposables
Corporations are pushing alternatives to plastic, but many come with severe ecological consequences.
As Trump Aids and Abets Turkey’s War Crimes, the UN Must Act
It is essential that the UN act immediately to stop the carnage and allow humanitarian relief into the war-torn region.
High-Tech School Surveillance Is Harming Students of Color
Deploying surveillance technologies will exacerbate the disproportionate punishments faced by marginalized students.
Massive Protests in Chile Force Repeal of Fare Hikes
Chileans are sick of low wages, long working hours, and high prices for transportation and other services.
Trump’s Border Wall Is a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporate Handout
The militarization of the U.S. border has led to an increase in migrant deaths and a windfall for the security industry.
Why Extinction Rebellion Might Succeed — and in Many Ways, Already Has
The U.K.-based social movement for climate action could be on the way toward winning its ultimate goal — system change.
Is Trump More Concerned With Erdoğan Relationship Than With Kurdish Lives?
The future of Rojava’s secular, feminist democracy is increasingly unclear.
The New Deal Saved Capitalism. The Green New Deal Could Do Better.
The Green New Deal may come to embody a future more humane than what its ancestor imagined possible.