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Will the real opioid pushers ever be punished?

Nicole Colson | Bernie Sanders is proposing to hold drug company crooks accountable for the opioid crisis. But the Washington establishment will vote to acquit.

Spying on us is their business plan

Michael Kandelaars | Recent revelations about Facebook and the mining of user data are just the tip of the iceberg of capitalism's grip over the internet.
Weekend Focus: THE REVOLT OF THE TEACHERS

The teachers' revolt strikes in the Southwest

Interview: Janet Larkin | With Arizona teachers launching walkouts over salaries and school funding, a former teacher talks about the conditions that led to this fight.

Learning lessons from the Oklahoma walkouts

Elizabeth Lalasz and Sean Larson | Teachers in Oklahoma won a $6,000 raise by standing strong, but their walkouts ended with dissension and confusion after union leaders retreated.

What road will lead Kentucky teachers ahead?

Pranav Jani and Flynn Murray | Teachers sent a loud and proud message at Capitol protests, but there are questions to answer about the shape of future organizing.
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Weekend Focus: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND U.S. POLITICS

Will the Trump tower of corruption topple?

Editorial | Trump's legal troubles are getting serious, but scandalmongering isn't the way to challenge the Trump regime, nor his far-right shock troops.

Trump's surprise accomplice on the border

Claire Douglas | Why would a liberal Democratic governor support Trump's call for National Guard troops to protect the U.S.-Mexico border?
Weekend Focus: POLICE AND RACIST VIOLENCE

NYPD answer to a mental health crisis: Open fire

Nikki Blazek, Lider Restrepo and Yoni Golijov | At Saheed Vassell's funeral on April 20, hundreds mourned his death at the hands of police and vowed to continue the fight for justice.

The fight continues for the Black Pride 4

Sarah Mamo and Kristen Godfrey | Support is continuing to build for four Black protesters who were arrested at the Pride festival in Columbus for challenging racism.
OTHER TOP ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

Our own terrifying Gilead

Leela Yellesetty | The second season of The Handmaid's Tale airs today--and like the first one, it speaks to the horrors of life under Donald Trump.

Smeared for speaking the truth

Dana Cloud | A Fresno State professor's tweets about Barbara Bush has sparked an outcry even among those who defend academic freedom.
Weekend Focus: LABOR AND MOVEMENT NEWS

A strike against Ivy League arrogance

Katie Fustich | Supposedly liberal Columbia University is lining up with the Trump administration to deny its graduate workers a union contract.

A BDS victory at Barnard

Emmaline Bennett | Barnard College students voted in favor of a referendum calling for divestment from eight firms complicit in Israeli apartheid.

Another walkout by Baystate nurses

Ian Turner | Staffing is a major issue at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, where the Massachusetts Nurses Association held a one-day strike.

Portland fast-food workers win a union

Jamie Partridge | After a successful union vote, the Burgerville Workers Union is the first federally recognized union in the fast food industry.
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