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As Venezuela’s second president, Simon Bolivar, noted in the 19th century, the US government continues to “plague Latin America with misery in the name of liberty.”

Columnist Stephens and others on the right are worried about the growing popularity of socialism. Their panicked response? “But Venezuela!”

The daughter of the German communist killed by the Nazis discusses her legacy in the modern fight against the far right.

It’s the old Cold War routine repeated once again: The money goes south, but the risk and the waste stays up in Alaska.

The battle against the Sicilian Mafia wasn't won by cops and judges — it was won by communists and labor militants.

The Brazilian mathematician Carolina Araujo, who calls herself “a bit of an anarchist,” is organizing meetings and building a support network to study and solve the problems women face in mathematics.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a measles state of emergency last week, and three days later, at least 10 more cases were reported as public health officials scramble to prevent the spreading of the disease in an anti-vaccination “hot spot.”

No reason for local policymakers to let Airbnb bypass tax or regulatory obligations

There is “no great chasm between East and West. . . . Russians share the same daily concerns about standards of living and their children’s futures as do most people the world over.

Will rely primarily on renewable energy