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SAG-AFTRA agreement addresses key issues, but future struggles await the entertainment industry. 

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Local organizers have gotten the New England town to pass some of the most progressive legislation in the country. Will it stick?

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The Bipartisan Attack on Public Schools The Bipartisan Attack on Public Schools

In New Jersey, liberal and conservative forces poured resources into the charter school movement. This effort helps explain the woes of the public school system in the country.

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Israel-Gaza War

Israel’s War in Gaza, Subsidized by the USA Israel’s War in Gaza, Subsidized by the USA

Reliance on US aid gives the Biden administration leverage to push for a cease-fire, hostage exchange, and an end to the slaughter of civilians—if it can find the political will.

William D. Hartung

As the Death Toll Rises in Gaza, AIPAC Lobbies for War As the Death Toll Rises in Gaza, AIPAC Lobbies for War

Political interests in Washington are vying for influence when it comes to US policy in the Middle East—no matter how out of step they are with public opinion.

Chris Lehmann

They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire. They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire.

The president cannot afford to lose the generation of young political activists who are telling him he is flat wrong when it comes to Gaza.

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Politics

Joe Manchin surrounded by reporters in the Capitol building.

Joe Manchin, Jeff Weaver, and Jill Stein Walk Into a Bar… Joe Manchin, Jeff Weaver, and Jill Stein Walk Into a Bar…

Actually, it’s no joke. All three just showed they’re opportunists more interested in themselves than the country’s perilous future.

Joan Walsh

Cori Bush speaks to Rashida Tlaib while both hold candles in front of steps

Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her

The First Amendment doesn’t permit us to punish political expression in America.

Jamie Raskin

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Community Building Complex of Boone County in Belvidere, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

Forget the Polls—Here’s What Actual Election Results Can Tell Us About 2024 Forget the Polls—Here’s What Actual Election Results Can Tell Us About 2024

There are far more insights to be found in this week’s elections than in theoretical surveys about a vote that won’t happen for a year.

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Books & the Arts

Sly Stone, 1969.

You Can’t Understand Black Music Without Sly Stone You Can’t Understand Black Music Without Sly Stone

His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding. 

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Atlanta during a heat wave in 2022.

How America Failed the Unhoused How America Failed the Unhoused

Brian Goldstone’s There Is No Place For Us is an enraging book about the intertwined calamities of homelessness and wage labor.

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­­The Wild Lives of Cargo Ships

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A capacious new history examines the remaking of the the global economy through the story a single barge.

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Unmarried to the Mob

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After the ex-wife of a Trump Organization insider talked to prosecutors, she lost her children and her home. But she’s still fighting.

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Hand in Hand: Protesters Come Together in Support of Palestine

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Photographer Hannah La Follette Ryan documented the many hands of protesters demonstrating across New York City in support of Palestine.

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For decades, Americans have argued over the icon’s legacy. But his archives show that he had his own plans.

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