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An ascendant new bloc of three Republicans and one Democrat is voting together to roll back limits on how politicians, political parties and super PACs raise and spend money.

Waiting on history to deliver karmic justice for war crimes is a useless exercise, especially at a time when urgent action is needed.

Ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas, is nine times more prevalent than the EPA estimated, a study shows. And inside petrochemical plants, workers are likely subjected to much higher concentrations, an author said.

How serious is the continuing appeal of the far right?

The real source of too many price hikes is concentrated market power, not macroeconomic overheating.

Far right gains means European policies will likely shift in direction of security, austerity, and migration restrictions, despite hundreds of thousands of people across the region taking regularly to the streets in support peace and social justice.

Israel maintains a system of unequal citizenship system for Jewish and Palestinian Israelis. This version of democracy has long prevailed in Israel, and the Jewish state’s supporters now offer it as a blueprint for the right around the world.

A Very Unusual Strike (1894), A Bad Day for the African National Congress (1964), Nazi Germany’s Secret Weapons (1944), Sticking it to Robert E. Lee (1864)

While blaming inflation for rising prices, the country’s biggest food and restaurant companies are raking in billions and showering shareholders with payouts.

Land-based missiles are redundant and dangerous.