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What Is Insider Trading, the Crime Rep. Chris Collins Was Charged With?
People sharing nonpublic information about a company for personal gain is illegal, but commonplace.
Danny Glover on New Film “Sorry to Bother You” and the Myth of a Postracial US
Glover discusses how we’ve gotten the “American Dream” so wrong.
Psychological Resources in Latinx Struggle Against Systemic Oppression
In these turbulent times, Latinx people are drawing strength from their community's history of struggle.
“Exhaling a Low Freedom Song”: Jackie Wang on Carceral Capitalism
The state is using carceral techniques to fill revenue gaps created by shrinking tax bases.
Hegemony Is Never Complete: Using Gramsci to Understand the Arab Uprisings
The ideas of the famous Italian Marxist can help us make sense of authoritarianism and building movements from below.
Efforts to Undermine Iran Nuclear Deal Warrant Greater Public Outcry
The most destabilizing force of the past 25 years in the Middle East was not Iran; it was the United States.
Think Confederate Monuments Are Racist? Consider Pioneer Monuments
These statues ignore the cost of white settlement on Native lands, reinforce white dominance and erase ethnic diversity.
Socialism on the Campaign Trail
Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs provides an inspiring example of how revolutionaries participate in elections.
Tech Workers and Flight Attendants Resist Immigrant Family Separation
Trump's immigration policy provoked resistance from workers whose jobs are crucial to carrying it out.
DNC Passes Resolution Reversing Ban on Donations From Fossil Fuel PACs
Activists immediately denounced the measure, which “recommits the party to an ‘all of the above’ energy stance.”