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Faced with cold weather and reduced foot traffic, Burlington’s restaurants are scaling back hours and services, whether they’re open for indoor dining or not. For workers, that means fewer tips, dwindling hours, and the looming threat of layoffs.

November 28, 2020 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Friedrich Engels. The German revolutionary philosopher made pathbreaking and profound contributions to modern social and political theory, playing a critical role in developing classical Marxism

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The National Restaurant Association estimates there are now over 110,000 closures and says the industry badly needs government aid to get through the pandemic.

The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record began two weeks ahead of schedule and ended November 30. Storms were able to become dangerous so quickly this year because of how warm the ocean was in many regions of the Atlantic and Caribbean.

The incoming administration is owed no deference when it picks corporate insiders. One complicating factor is that nominees like Tanden and Austin are preferable to some of the alternative names being floated for their positions.

The essence of Chanukah is the theme of resistance. The story commemorates the victorious resistance of the people over the power and might of empire. Chanukah celebrates the spiritual strength of resistance to an often harsh and unyielding world.

Furious farmers storm India and Peru, and more news and analysis from four continents

A new global history of Fordism from the Great Depression to the postwar era.

New York’s recently announced massive investment in offshore wind, high-speed rail, and more, backed by both labor and environmental groups, shows how it can be done.