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A coalition of churches has achieved some successes in resisting and mitigating against rent gouging and displacement after Hurricane Ian.

Records unearthed by a University of Virginia professor shed new light on states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river. Today, many are still fighting to secure water.

Some chimpanzees have been found to experience menopause. But are they the exception or the rule?

A new congressional map takes the Tar Heel State from having one of the fairest maps in the country to its most biased — and voters of color are among the big victims.

Why Chevron and Exxon are doubling down on fossil fuels, despite what the International Energy Agency says about our renewable future.

Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government

“You need to take reality as it is, not the way you imagine it to be,” says Yousef Munayyer.

From The Host to Kingdom, Korean filmmakers have used the horror genre as a vehicle for political critique and reached a huge global audience. They’re building on a long international tradition of socially conscious scare stories.

Led by labor-backed mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago could become the first big city in the US to open a publicly owned grocery store.

With the left coalition NUPES rapidly disintegrating in France and the formation of a new party led by Sahra Wagenknecht in Germany, it’s been a dramatic recent period for Europe’s progressive forces.