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War, peace, fascism and imperialism

Why the destruction of public institutions, the middle class, and government itself may not be a mistake — but the mission…

Among those shot at were representatives of three nations that threatened "concrete actions" if Israel doesn't end its assault and siege on Gaza and others that support a genocide case against the country.

How the wife of Mahmoud Khalil has navigated becoming a new mother while fighting for her husband’s freedom.

President Trump publicly dressed down the president of South Africa based on a fringe conspiracy theory, providing a vivid distillation of his views on race.

Who ya gonna call?

Trump administration officials including RFK Jr want to add work requirements to Medicaid, arguing that there is a major scourge of able-bodied recipients refusing to get jobs. Their case dramatically overstates how many people in this group are not

Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich.

Hatred of Jews because they are Jews is anathema wherever it rears its ugly head, it should be called out. But anti-Israel statements should not presumptively be equated with antisemitism, nor pro- Israeli statements imply an absence of antisemitism

Part of the story of reducing costs is easy. We pay $350 billion a year for the administrative costs of private health insurance. By contrast, the administrative costs of Medicare are just over 1.0 percent of what it pays out to providers.