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Most Americans still think positively of capitalism, but that’s beginning to change among young adults...If capitalism has begun to lose its shine, what solutions do people prefer? Socialism, for one.

Despite its pledges to aid Central America, the Biden administration continues to deny the United States’ role in destabilizing the region.

We should be grateful that the title “apartheid,” to denote the Israeli regime between the river and the sea, is becoming more and more common and legitimate...A dynamic, active and dangerous dimension of it is Jewish settler colonialism.

Women have taken up guns in northern and central Afghanistan, marching in the streets in their hundreds and sharing pictures of themselves with assault rifles on social media, in a show of defiance as the Taliban make sweeping gains nationwide.

Afghan women arm, a new pink tide in Latin America, Canadians demand a reckoning, and more

Nikole Hannah-Jones declines tenure offer at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to accept Knight Chair Appointment at Howard University.

What this book reveals, writes reviewer Leonard, "is a country that has been falling apart for quite some time, and a company that has been willing and able to turn a failure of public policy into private power."

Data Shows Black farmers are far behind in obtaining USDA grants and loans.

While the wealthy benefited immensely from Reagan's tax cuts, we essentially stopped maintaining the country. Similarly, condo developers profited by increasing the selling price and lowering the maintenance fee.