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Hemedti’s career is an object lesson in political entrepreneurship by a specialist in violence. His conduct and (as of now) impunity are the surest indicator that politics of the mercenary kind that have long defined the Sudanese periphery, have been brought home to the capital city.

In Israel, the United States and other democracies, bitter battles are being waged over the same question.

The party needs to take its cue from America’s most celebrated leaders, who had no fear of talking directly to the public about the Constitution.

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.