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Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is resigning. Throughout her rule, she has been famed as a savvy political operator — yet her strategy has consistently weakened the Scottish independence movement that first brought her to power. Nicola Sturgeon speaking at...

The labor movement needs more innovative, dynamic, worker-driven organizing campaigns with big national targets like Starbucks and Amazon — and like the newly announced union drive at Tesla. Tesla Inc. solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York. (Andrew Harrer /...

In the wake of a disastrous rail accident in Ohio, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says he doesn’t have the power to compel the rail industry to upgrade its safety equipment and procedures. But he does. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the Chicago...

Charles Koch and other big-money GOP donors are showing signs that they’re done with Donald Trump. Only one problem: the base isn’t ready to move on. Donald Trump remains by far the most popular candidate for president among Republican voters. (Scott Eisen / Getty...

Florida governor Ron DeSantis is sometimes presented as a “normal” Republican who doesn’t share the antidemocratic impulses of Donald Trump. His crusade to erode the freedom of the press makes a mockery of that assessment. Florida governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a...

Palestinian prisoners can be left in grim conditions in Israel’s prisons for years, without charge or trial — just one part of the repression they endure daily. An Israeli guard stands in a watch tower at a prison in Israel, 2020. (Mati Milstein / NurPhoto via Getty...

Last week, Toronto mayor John Tory announced his resignation after an affair with a young staffer came to light. But his unstinting attacks on working people and the poor should have rendered him unfit for office years ago. John Tory has been a lifelong campaigner for...

This publication is prepared for the use of US government officials, and the format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Illustration by Rob en Robin Sorry, this articles is available to subscriber only. Click here to...

Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is resigning. Throughout her rule, she has been famed as a savvy political operator — yet her strategy has consistently weakened the Scottish independence movement that first brought her to power. Nicola Sturgeon speaking at...

The labor movement needs more innovative, dynamic, worker-driven organizing campaigns with big national targets like Starbucks and Amazon — and like the newly announced union drive at Tesla. Tesla Inc. solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York. (Andrew Harrer /...