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Research conducted 20 years ago by a former NJIT dean is being put to new use in the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.

Postal services should be expanded for the public good, not diminished by special interests

250 years after his birth, Beethoven’s music still has an exhilarating, subversive power. His revolution of artistic form was intimately linked to his sympathy for the political revolutions of his time.

New research shows that July may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history.

The emotions and strategies behind record-setting bets on a MAGA victory that never came.

Fox News has taken a further step back from Donald Trump’s baseless allegations of election fraud with a bizarre apparent legal retraction aired during shows hosted by some of the president’s most fervent supporters.

The question of whether parents and grandparents should receive a wage for childcare within the family has been asked repeatedly for at least half a century.

Midwesterners aren't scared of socialism — they're hungry for it. Some members of the Democratic establishment argue that bold, left-wing platforms can't win elections. They're wrong.

The Nation launched a rare open letter signed by over 20 leading cultural and political figures who've joined together calling for a pronounced shift in the US’s approach to Russia, to protect US elections and reduce the chances of a nuclear war.

The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president marked a significant, albeit indecisive break with the Jacob Zuma era. He narrowly defeated Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and found himself in a divided leadership, with those who were or remain loyal to Zuma