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Frederick Douglass’ Winning Oratorical Debut (1841), Setting the Standard for Jury Nullification (1670), “Free Joan Little!” Done That. (1975), A Dire Warning, Heeded Not (1975), VERY Late, But Never TOO Late (1920)

First: gunshots, lockdown. The headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control campus in Atlanta was under attack. Dozens of my friends and colleagues were inside.

The Forum gathered diverse voices advocating peace, climate justice, and social justice, seeking to break Europe’s political deadlock and avert its march to war. The Forum concluded with a common declaration.

Last Friday, the Supreme Court all but announced how it would rule on the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Chick-fil-A buys its chicken from a company fined by the Department of Labor for employing 14-year-olds to eviscerate poultry at an Alabama packing plant. Children also operated fork lifts, worked on the kill floor, and worked overnight shifts.

New approach finds ‘parent-of-origin’ effects in more than a dozen genes — without the need for parental data.

While the IRS move applies across the country, Texas — with more than 200 megachurches — will be the epicenter for pastors and congregations to test out their new influence, one expert said.

The massive deal will see Egypt redouble its energy dependence on Israeli gas exports even as the war on Gaza has placed a strain on bilateral relations.

Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy's plan to fast-track nuclear reactors on the moon is a dangerous distraction.

How social movements like Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street forced politicians to abandon austerity economics during the pandemic -- what it will take to make those changes permanent in the face of Trump's renewed politics of division?