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If hemisphere-spanning currents are slowing, greater flooding and extreme weather could be at hand.

His war on Amazon expands to include the right-wing’s campaign to abolish America’s oldest—and still successful—public service.

The law blocked thousands of Wisconsinites from voting in 2016, predominantly in Democratic-leaning areas.

Trump is asking Middle Eastern governments to build a military force to replace US troops in northeast Syria, and notorious war profiteer Erik Prince has been contacted for help. Medea Benjamin says the plan is scandalous.

When he promised to put America first in his inaugural speech, Donald Trump drew on a slogan with a long and sinister history – a sign of what was to follow in his presidency

US Vice-President Mike Pence, who filled in for Donald Trump, who was engaged in unilaterally ordering missile strikes on Syria, spent the majority of his speech criticizing Cuba, Nicolás Maduro and denouncing the upcoming elections.

"Technology can be used to self-determine as long as we can control it. If it continues to belong to the privileged and powerful, we will always be struggling with it."

On this day in 1943, a band of Jewish resistance fighters launched an armed insurrection against the Nazis. They were proud socialists and internationalists.

More Cubans are speaking their minds and frustrated with the status quo. Miguel Díaz-Canel’s job will be to further the continuity of the Revolution while shepherding the reforms approved seven years ago.

The sad truth is financial austerity that has driven governments at all levels to skimp on education has had plenty of compliance, if not downright support, from centrist Democrats.