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New polling shows the appeal — and limits — of a Christian nationalist message.

The mundanity and insanity of gun death in America

As rightwing campaigns for censorship sweep the US, opponents are finding ways to keep books on the shelves

Cash bail creates a two-tier justice system where freedom belongs to those who can afford it. For poor people, Illinois’s new bail reform bill is a step toward justice. For melodramatic conservatives drowning in propaganda, it’s right out of a horror film.

Maia Kobabe’s book, “Gender Queer,” was the most banned book in the U.S. in 2021, a year in which bans and challenges soared.

Workers at a Home Depot store in Northeast Philadelphia have filed paperwork to unionize — launching an unexpected campaign that, if successful, could mark the largest collective bargaining unit to date at any branch of the global home improvement retailer.

Africa and neocolonialism, division in Die Linke, focus on Myanmar's fight for democracy, and more

When rich people and poor people disagree on policy, the rich people win.

This statistics stuff is important. The correct analysis and interpretation of statistics are sometimes a matter of life and death.

Angela Davis leads off an "Intercultural Speaker Series" sparking debate . . . and perhaps some self examination, at a Federal Way, Washington school district.