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U.S.-Assisted Raid in Somalia Killed Two Civilians, Villagers Say

The testimony provides a rare window into U.S. ground operations in Somalia

Amanda Sperber

Rural America

When Ecosystems Suffer, So Do Humans: To Heal People We Need to Heal the Planet

Amaya Mikolič-Berrios

Labor

From Victories to Union Militancy, 5 Reasons for Workers to Celebrate This Labor Day

Rebecca Burns

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New York Took On the Real Estate Industry and Won. Illinois Could Be Next.

Organizers in Illinois can learn important lessons from New York’s groundbreaking victory on rent laws.

Max Budovitch

Labor

For Incarcerated Workers, Summer Heat Can Be a Death Sentence

Ella Fassler

Culture

A Worker’s Place Is in the Museum

A new exhibit in New York honors the state's labor history.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

8 Unions Have a Plan for Climate Action—But It Doesn’t Mention Fighting the Fossil Fuel Industry

Rachel M. Cohen

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Joe Biden and the Disastrous History of Bipartisanship

Biden says he wants to bring the parties together. But for 50 years, that's meant the Right winning every time.

Branko Marcetic

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Sanders and Warren Released Criminal Justice Plans This Week. Here’s What’s Good, Bad and Missing.

The plans are a good starting point, but they are far from the finish line.

Dan Berger and Kay Whitlock

Feature

Bernie Sanders Calls To Seize the Means of Electricity Production

The presidential candidate's new climate plan includes moving toward 100% public ownership of power.

Johanna Bozuwa

Labor

Bernie Sanders’ Labor Plan Could Put a Union in Every Workplace in America

Shaun Richman

Dispatch

At First-Ever Native American Presidential Forum, Candidates Answer to Centuries of Injustice

With Indian country’s electoral power growing, presidential hopefuls pledged to honor treaties and enact structural change.

Stephanie Woodard

Feature

When ICE Comes for Their Neighbors, These Community Defense Brigades Will Be Ready

In the era of Trump, communities are organizing foot and bike patrols to protect their neighbors against immigration raids.

Elizabeth King

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I’m Palestinian. Like Rashida Tlaib, I Am Barred From Seeing My Family.

Rep. Tlaib’s experience is familiar to many Palestinians.

Sandra Tamari

Dispatch

On Trial in a Language You Don’t Speak

A shortage of court interpreters means vulnerable, non-English-speakers may not be getting adequate legal support

Kimberly Jin

Viewpoint

Some Economists Say Carbon Taxes Are a Silver Bullet. The Reality Is More Complicated.

A carbon tax isn't a bad idea, but by itself could be politically dangerous.

Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint

Don’t Tax Carbon—Just Stop Digging It Up

Carbon taxes are regressive and ineffective, failing to provide the transformative change we need.

Cynthia Mellon

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The Impossible Decisions Palestinians Are Forced to Make

An interview with Yousef Munayyer, the executive director of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

Sarah Lazare