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Why 51 Texas lawmakers fled the State to stop a power grab, and what it means for us all…

In a letter to ministers ahead of the vote, Gali Baharav-Miara said the move effectively removes the chief prosecutor in the prime minister's trial. She won't be dismissed until the High Court rules on petitions against it.

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished. “It is not about human nature. It is about .. competing for profit and power and covering [the risks] up."

A Bomb Unlike Any Other (1945), When the K.K.K. Came to D.C. (1925), An Authoritarian Racist in the White House (1835), Getting Rid of a Brutal Occupation for 12 Years (1680), Rebellion in Watts, 60 Years Later (1965)

The agency once projected America’s loftiest ideals. Then it ceded its ambitions to Elon Musk.

Judges express deep skepticism about a key piece of the US president’s hardline immigration agenda

American history offers three general strategies of repair and renewal.

Steven Colbert is joined by friends.

First major attempt to chart researchers’ views finds interpretations in conflict.

“If my ordeal exposed authoritarianism and put a spotlight on the suffering in Gaza, I’m happy to do it again and again.”