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The successes achieved by the USSR thanks to the socialist revolution of 1917 were undone by the counter-revolution of 1991 as Russia returned to its past.

They say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. But thanks to these three pioneers in quantum entanglement, perhaps we do.

Just Mercy challenges us not just to abolish the cruel, oppressive, and racist system of death sentencing, but to move beyond soul-killing modes of thought that are part of what make such systems of oppression possible in the first place.

Almost half a century of fighting brought the country to its nadir, and there is no clear way out of the misery.

States were meant to be “laboratories of democracy.” Instead, they are pioneering new ways to restrict voting and distort representation.

Alaska snow crab season canceled as officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs.

It will compensate seniors for the bout of inflation. Workers deserve as much.

Democrats finally seem to realize that accountability is more important than risk avoidance

For the first time in any language the National Security Archive is publishing a translation of the first meeting between Khrushchev and Raul Castro on July 18, 1960, providing new insight into what each side wanted, expected and promised.

Angela Lansbury, who died this week at 96, was a proud socialist who achieved enormous success in film, theater, and TV. Yet her astonishing range was botched by the Hollywood studio system — preventing her movie career from flourishing even more.