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How We’re Setting Our Contract Bargaining Tables to Advance Racial Justice
Workers of color go through countless individual experiences of discrimination and it's only gotten worse since Trump's election.
Climate Change Forces Northwest Natives From Their Ancestral Homes
As rising waters eat away the land beneath their feet, many Native communities are turning into climate refugees.
Paul Ryan as Punchline: The Impending Failure of the AHCA
Heard any good jokes lately?
16-Year-Old’s Death After Coerced Meth Ingestion Underscores Violence of Immigration System
The two ICE officers who coerced Cruz Marcelino Velazquez Acevedo into killing himself remain on the force today.
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A $54 Billion Military Spending Boost? This Veteran Calls Bullshit
The only benefactors of this proposed money-dump are military contractors and good old Donald Trump himself.
For the Yazidis, Justice Too Long Delayed Is Justice Denied
Yazidis are on the run again, this time seeking to avoid being caught in the crossfire of an intra-Kurdish conflict that has flared up in their homeland.
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NAFTA Renegotiation Offers Opportunity to Curtail Corporate Power
How likely is Trump to renegotiate the NAFTA clause that gives his corporate friends power over governments?
We Have the Chance Now to Go Bold on Health Care — and Freedom — for All
The House of Representatives is slated to vote on a health care repeal bill that will gut the Affordable Care Act and end Medicaid as we know it.
Standing Up in Defense of Public Education
It is time to make public our commitment to public education by standing up, rather than standing by.
The Culture of Cruelty in Trump’s America
Trump's culture of cruelty views violence as a sacred means for addressing social problems and organizing society.