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Pro-Israel lobby groups have spent “shocking” amounts of money to change the course of multiple Democratic congressional primaries over the past year alone, reports our guest Peter Beinart.

The Biden Administration needs to defend the reproductive rights of community clinics and their patients.

Exposing the links between the Trump team and the far right is important for saving American democracy and defeating global fascism.

Condemning U.S. deference to Israel, a cousin remembers the life and legacy of the slain Palestinian American journalist: "Despite valid press credentials, a protective vest, and a helmet, my cousin was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper."

Creating geothermal wells made from the deepest holes in the world.

My survey of young people before the last midterm election found that feeling more disappointed or cynical about politics actually led to a higher, not lower, likelihood to vote.

Marcelo de Arruda was shot at his birthday party by a supporter of President Bolsonaro

College-educated workers are driving a spike in union organizing.

The Republican transformation of the federal judiciary in the 1860s and 1870s served the party well in the Civil War. But in the end, Lincoln and Grant’s high court appointments ended up being disastrous for civil rights.

Owned by a billionaire Dutch family, Blue Harvest Fisheries has emerged as a dominant force in the lucrative fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Its business model: benefit from lax antitrust rules and pass costs on to local fishermen.