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When Beatriz Ramirez secured a job at one of the thousands of fluorescent-lit laundromats that dot New York City neighborhoods, her hourly pay was just over $6.50 per hour, half of the legal minimum wage at the time. But Ramirez enjoyed the work. “I can work in a hotel, inContinue Reading

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Journalist and Truthdig contributor Matt Broomfield spent three years living and working in Rojava (north and east Syria), covering the region’s unique, direct-democratic, women-led revolution. These experiences inspired his new book “Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment” (AK Press), in which he explores the psychological and organizational lessons theContinue Reading

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Taking a break from the awful to celebrate – remember that? – indefatigable civil rights icon, all-round mensch and former chicken preacher John Lewis, who died five years ago today after a lifetime of good trouble. The peerless “moral compass of Congress,” now sorely lacking, Lewis never gave up seekingContinue Reading

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Felix Baumgartner’s fatal paragliding crash was preceded by large boom as it spun to the ground, according to witnesses., Felix Baumgartner’s fatal paragliding crash was preceded by large boom as it spun to the ground, according to witnesses. Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ringContinue Reading

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The increase in Taiwan’s annual drills against invasion from mainland China is crossing paths with civilian life., The Take Taiwan’s annual war games simulating a real Chinese invasion are bigger than ever. As China continues to ramp up military pressure on the island, what does it feel like to liveContinue Reading