politics
German ‘traffic light’ coalition collapses, new election to be held
December 4, 2024Christian Democrats hoping to take over after winter-time national election.
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Wisconsin judge tosses notorious anti-union Act 10 as unconstitutional
December 3, 2024Blistering ruling tosses, for now, the legacy of the former extreme-right anti-labor governor, Scott Walker and shows progressive victories are still possible.
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A brief look at Giacomo Puccini’s social views on his death centennial
November 25, 2024Europe in the mid-19th century witnessed numerous revolutions and upheavals. The Revolutions of 1848, with uprisings in France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Italy, demanded political reform and national self-determination.
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Private prison billionaires gave early to Trump, and now they’re cashing in
November 18, 2024By rounding up thousands of productive workers, cruelly separating families, and filling the concentration camps they run, they will line their pockets with hundreds of millions of additional dollars.
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Arizona elects its first Mexican-American Senator
November 18, 2024What did not happen was an expected Harris victory that would also flip both houses of the state legislature.
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