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From pursuing “enemies” to cementing plutocracy, Trump’s second term will test the resilience of the constitutional order. This time, he has control of Congress and a Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing immunity. Five authors share their views.

Yes, ALL childhood vaccines have been tested against placebos, and most have been tested against inert placebos (when they aren't, there's a very good reason why). We'll walk through the history, and explore why trial designs have evolved.

In Israel, the war in Gaza has become a burden on the government, the military, and society as a whole. Trump only gave Netanyahu an excuse to cut his losses.

The outgoing president was right, in his farewell address, to warn of the dangers posed by the billionaires around the table

Unions are preparing to beat back Trump’s pro-business agenda through worker solidarity across all backgrounds.

Yesterday, a ceasefire and peace agreement was reached between Hamas and the Israeli government, which has been supported and armed by the United States. Today Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not send the peace agreement to a vote in the Cabinet,

Democrats have a terrible habit, during moments of right-wing backlash, of voting for Republican legislation that they don’t seem to truly believe in and eventually live to regret. The Laken Riley Act, is such a wrong vehicle.

Witnesses captured videos of officers and agents, some in uniform and others plain-clothed, stationed in front of a store’s entrance, with a parked Border Patrol truck plainly visible. The agents were visible and intimidating – and it worked.

The first woman and second-ever Black person to serve as mayor of Los Angeles is under attack by conservative trolls like Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Thinking about the legacy of the humanitarian and star as his island home sits in darkness from power outages. Clemente’s solidarity with the less fortunate came from his life experience.