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Supreme Court Ruled Against Enslaved Children Even as US Celebrated Juneteenth
Child laborers on West African cocoa plantations are beaten, locked up and forced to toil for U.S. corporate profits.
California Rent Forgiveness Shows It’s Possible to Shift Our National Priorities
Government -- local, state and federal -- can actually help us if we invest in people's lives instead of wars.
Trump Complained COVID Testing Would Lose Him the Election, New Book Says
If COVID comes roaring back in unvaccinated pro-Trump communities this fall, nobody should be surprised.
Jan. 6 Wasn’t the End — the Right Is Trying a Hostile Takeover State by State
It's clear that the Republican assault on democracy is actually just beginning.
How Far Will the GOP Go to Steal the 2022 Election?
Americans who care about the fate and future of our republic damn well better get active now.
Fighting Inequality in One of the Nation’s Most Unequal States
Recovery For All is demanding tax reform as a crucial step toward reducing racial and economic disparity in Connecticut.
The Big Lie Will Go Down in Revisionist History Like the Civil War “Lost Cause”
The followers of today's new “lost cause” have become Donald Trump's Confederacy of dunces.
On Juneteenth, Let’s Celebrate Momentum of a Growing Racial Justice Movement
While recognition of Juneteenth is important, it's just the beginning of a long road to true Black freedom.
To End Racial Capitalism, We Will Need to Take On the Institution of Policing
Activists who are working to defund the police are also part of a collective struggle to end neoliberal capitalism.
Supreme Court Backs Catholic Foster Care Agency in LGBTQ Discrimination Case
Although the new ruling is not as devastating as some feared, it exposes a loophole in anti-discrimination protections.