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An inefficiency gap is boosting costs — and profits

Activists and politicians want a total overhaul of immigration enforcement—but do we have a real plan?

“The Handmaid’s Tale” may have just ended its latest season, but the commentary on female oppression continues on Hulu with the return of “Harlots.” Now in its sophomore season, the drama about warring brothels digs deeper into the underlying issues

Thousands of teachers gathered in Pittsburgh to discuss plan of action for new school year after strikes over pay and conditions

Trump: So I think allowing millions and millions of people to come into Europe is very, very sad. I think you are losing your culture.

In particular, the report shows the United States’s unemployed and at-risk workers are getting very little support from the government, and their employed peers are set back by a particularly weak collective-bargaining system.

Trump’s burgeoning trade war is more about asserting US dominance in the world than helping American workers.

Liberal activists, who are closely aligned with the party’s base, are losing patience with centrist Democrats who are on the fence over Kavanaugh, a judge with impressive credentials and the approval of the conservative Federalist Society.

French autonomous zone; Mozambique +43; Dalits fight; Latinas insurgent; Hard right vs soft left in Ontario

Many poor rural Southern communities lack a decent water and sewage infrastructure; consequently, poverty-related infections, or “neglected tropical diseases,” have been discovered in southeastern Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.