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Thousands of letters written in the early years of the state by immigrant soldiers to their families in Morocco reveal a gloomy picture. Most wanted to go home. “If you want my advice, stay in North Africa; it’s better than the Land of Israel.”

Tired of waiting for progress as the world burns, climate activists are shaping the public narrative — through mass protest and targeted actions — to favor federal legislation.

The senator is willing to break a few eggs, over easy, to get Democrats back on track to their working-class roots. He sees this moment as a chance to “address concerns progressives have had for decades.”

For the first time in modern US history the nation's top military officer, whose role is to advise the president, was preparing for a showdown with the commander in chief because he feared a coup attempt after Trump lost the November election.

Cuba’s dilemma, LGBTQ+ news, pondering strategy for organizing and power

Blockade-caused shortages are being used by proponents of regime change to accuse the Cuban government of failing its citizens

Pundits and politicians have created their own definition for the term, and then set about attacking it.

The conservative majority’s opinion permits some racial discrimination in voting.