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Massive new projects have had significant benefits, but, in many cases, they have also divided existing communities, often in ways that exacerbated racial and class inequities.

Mexico's midterm elections reflected left-wing president AMLO's high personal approval ratings — but also brought setbacks for his Morena party. For enduring social change, Morena has to build a member-led organization rooted in local communities.

Homicides were up across the US in 2020 and appeared to be primarily driven by rising gun violence, but other crimes fell

Economists are grappling with how much to blame bias or a changing economy for the widening wage gap over the last 40 years.

This new book explores the coalition aspect of King's politics, through which he pursued his broader vision of social and economic equality.

The Municipal Labor Committee, which bargains for health care for city unions, has been engaging in backdoor negotiations with the city, resulting in a proposal to switch nearly a quarter-million people from Medicare to privately administered plans.

New horizons in urban organizing for democratic power

Race plays an unmistakable part in the Democratic challenge in conservative states and districts. And it's deeper than just antipathy to Obama; in fact, it goes back half a century.

Tax avoidance in the United States contributes to the national debt, but in developing countries it’s literally causing people to go hungry.

Figuring out where we are in the universe makes "Where's Waldo" look like child's play. Wait, "Where's Waldo" is child's play, but locating our location in the universe is really cool science.