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Anyone Can Get Cancer, But Your Race and Class Affect How Soon You’ll Die
In "The Death Gap," David Ansell analyzes the effects of subpar health care on low-income communities of color.
Documentary Exposes Wall Street Power Behind Global Gentrification Boom
"PUSH" reveals how the marriage of private equity and real estate is driving the current housing crisis.
A New Book Transcends Space and Time to Illustrate Historical Struggle
Peter Linebaugh's new book is an education in 18th century interracial history, revolution and class resistance.
“Pan-African Social Ecology” Illustrates Liberation in Direct Democracy
In his new book, Modibo Kadalie offers key insights on direct democratic organizing and transnational solidarity.
Conservatives, the Far Right, Fascists and How We Defeat Them All
Calling out fascism alone won't defeat it. The left needs an anti-oppression strategy and popular social programs.
The Phrase “Go Back Where You Came From” Has a Long, Violent History
In 1935, the U.S. told Filipino immigrants to "go back where they came from" with the Filipino Repatriation Act.
Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Flint Taylor's "The Torture Machine" is a personal history of the legal battle to expose Chicago's human rights abuses.
Underpaid Adjunct Professors Sleep in Cars and Rely on Public Aid
A new book argues that college teaching for most faculty has increasingly turned into a gig economy.
“Avengers: Endgame” Is a Liberal War Cry
It is through the Avengers that we see the price of political failure.
A New Socialist Movement Must Oppose Both Capitalism and Imperialism
Trump's "America First" policy is a classic divide-and-conquer strategy of capitalists and imperialists.