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I am forty-two years old. The struggle to end HIV/AIDS pretty much spans my entire life. This year, in fact, marks forty years since the first case was reported in the United States on June 5, 1981.

A decade ago, a grassroots anticapitalist movement burst on the scene, galvanizing people with its slogan “We are the 99 percent.” It changed me, and many others, but how much did it change the world?

Some say the media ignores an epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women.

A review of Claude McKay's "Romance in Marseille"

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Illinois poet Elaine Fowler Palencia reveals one of the great secrets of evangelical capitalism, duping the consumer.

On Jan. 6, a mob took clear direction from Donald Trump and other political leaders to turn dangerous sentiments into violent reality. But the movement itself is larger and more complex than many people might like to think.

“Stay hydrated” has become a new version of the old salutation, “Stay well.” Here’s how to know when you truly need to hydrate.

Faced with fragility and uncertainty, gig workers are connecting across borders to challenge platforms’ power and policies.

“No one is safe unless we are all safe.” That message was repeated throughout the day to world leaders assembled at the UN, as the inequity of vaccine distribution came into sharp focus.