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Marilyn Katz
Feature
The Equifax Hacking Scandal Is a Reminder That Credit-Reporting Agencies Are Not Our Friends
The hacking of personal information reveals a much deeper problem at the heart of the credit-reporting industry.
Mark Dunbar
Feature
The Left’s Long History of Militant Resistance to Fascism
A conversation with historian Mark Bray about the origins of modern anti-fascist movements.
Sarah Jaffe
Labor
The Right Wing Has a Vast, Secret Plot to Destroy Unions for Good. Here’s How to Fight Back.
Shaun Richman
Dispatch
Socialism, Coming to a State Fair Near You
Give us funnel cake, but give us roses too.
Rebecca Burns
Feature
Police Union Fought Reforms To Address Sexual Assault by Officers
An examination of lobbying records shine a light on the behind-the-scenes clout of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Adeshina Emmanuel
Labor
In D.C.’s Wealthiest Suburbs, It’s Round 2 in the Fight for $15
Bruce Vail
Feature
Leftists to the Rescue: Where the State and Big NGOs Fail, Mutual Aid Networks Step In
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, solidarity-based, grassroots networks are helping Houston residents pick up the pieces.
Jared Ware
Labor
Transforming Society as Capitalism Crumbles: Lessons from Brazil’s Peasant Movement
Rafael Soriano and Débora Nunes
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