Politics
Infrastructure deal: ‘Concrete’ projects in, ‘human infrastructure’ not yet
June 25, 2021Retro-fitting schools, Green New Deal, child care, and paid family and medical leave have to wait for a reconciliation piece.
Read moreTrumka: High Court ruling threatens farm workers’ right to organize
June 25, 2021President of the nation’s largest labor federation notes, however, that the decision of the judges could have been worse
Read moreHistoric Child Tax Credit starts in July—up to $300 per child monthly
June 25, 2021In mid-July, eligible families will start receiving monthly payments of $300 for each child under 6, and $250 monthly payments for each child ages 6 to 17.
Read moreBefore Stonewall: Queer liberation’s Communist Party roots
June 24, 2021The groundbreaking role of Harry Hay and Mattachine in theorizing gay identity was first lost in the fog of anti-communism and again later under the pressures for queer people to assimilate to the standards and social...
Read moreTop U.S. general defends freedom, democracy, ‘critical race theory’ against the right
June 24, 2021Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a passionate defense of democracy and the need to study the true history of the U.S.
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