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Monosodium glutamate is a compound molecule in which glutamate is the amino acid responsible for the mysterious deepening of flavor. Its once-vilified reputation has been ascribed to illogic, superstition and even racism.

The Israeli forces mowing down unarmed Palestinian protesters also train U.S. police forces that brutalize communities of color.

Deplorably, legalized racial profiling continues today.

What’s the Constitution got to do with climate? Current legal cases are now addressing that question.

One of the most important elements of the Israel lobby in the United States is right-wing Evangelical backing – or Christian Zionism.

The short-term promise of easy cash can trap individuals in bad long-term conditions. This article is the third in a series about how the gig economy is shaping the future of labor and what that means for workers.

How a Chicago collective approaches a worker-owned farm through an intersectional and holistic lens that understands that our community’s issues can be addressed in part by sustainable farming and food justice educational programs.

Author and curator Nick Pyenson describes the similarities and differences between humans and our distant mammalian relatives.

In subtle and not so subtle ways, the White House waged a quiet campaign to ensure that Mr. Trump had a second opportunity to appoint a Supreme Court Justice in his first 18 months in office.

Presidential front-runner Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Mexico can no longer play ‘piñata’ to the United States.