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Why we need to learn that when we defend abortion rights, we’re defending democracy.

The Pentagon Girds for Mid-Century Wars

Textbook homunculus diagram depicts how the brain controls individual body parts — the revamp could improve treatments for brain injury.

The government should require that owners give residents private space — or it should take over the facilities and replace them with small homes.

Vicious attacks on women often accompany economic upheavals

Communities of color are not just victims of climate change—they are powerful leaders in the fight against it.

Can China emerge to fulfill its claim that its goal is a new ecological civilization, that is, become the global leader opening a global ecosocialist path?This contingency will likely only be realized with class struggle led by China’s working class and allies.

Why it's Elon Musk's fault

Since 2005, “stand your ground” laws have spread to around 30 states, transforming the legal landscape. Enacted in the context of deep racial biases, they encourage armed citizens to use deadly force against any perceived threat – real or imagined.

For all his youth and naivete, Jack Teixeira represents a sizable government-skeptical force that works in or adjacent to the U.S. government. Many of these right-wing and extreme libertarian individuals can be found in the military.