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Such 'socialism' condemns repression practiced by the U.S. and the governments it supports, yet turns a blind eye to, or even defends repressive, authoritarian, and dictatorial states simply because these states face hostility from Washington.

There cannot be democracy for Jews in Israel as long as Palestinians live under a regime of apartheid, as Israeli legal experts have described it.

Ohio will be voting on a measure that makes it harder to amend the constitution in a high-stakes election – and the Republican proposal is ‘minority rule’, experts say.

Women Talking is about the struggle to unearth language capable of describing profound desires for freedom and safety.

These two efforts build on the success of the federal Child Tax Credit in reducing child poverty and improving outcomes for children in the near and long term and are important tools for advancing equity.

Scientists are revisiting an influential theory that the evolution of big brains made human childbirth risky.

On the one hand, U.S. policy aims to constrain China’s economic and military development because it is our chief competitor and thus enemy. On the other hand, it seeks to secure the benefits of U.S. companies’ trade with and investments in China.

“I understand Trump fatigue, but it feels like the president and his advisors preparing to use the military to quash protests against his planned coup should be bigger news."

They say, “Hey, we’re going to have the best sports coverage in the world.” After you fire or reassign all your sports reporters? That’s how you make the step to have the best sports coverage in the world?

In Kenya, political elites across the spectrum are trying to sell off the country for themselves—capitulation is inevitable.