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The US attack on Iran may be less about American security than about the priorities of Israel’s government.

Inside the battle to shape AI: Trump, Big Tech and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

For 12 years, via completely secret channels, the German chancellor funneled the equivalent of 20 billion shekels to Israel. The goal: to fund its Dimona nuclear reactor and secure the country's future.

This Netflix’s documentary about Rupert’s warring children blurs the lines with HBO drama Succession. But, ultimately, it’s a depressing catalogue of nepotism that it’s hard to be enthused about

When it comes to reversing labor’s decline, union elections through the National Labor Relations Board have proven woefully insufficient. We need strategies for building workplace power that aren’t dependent on the NLRB.

How the Save Our Bacon Act threatens family farmers and state sovereignty

US workers are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities as the president claims ‘the economy is roaring back’

Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.

New survey data show that many of Donald Trump’s 2024 working-class voters are already wavering. But most aren’t turning to Democrats — they’re dropping out of politics altogether.

Although the congressional elections in November 2026 may push MAGA back for a while, the longer-range prognosis for US democracy depends primarily on the grassroots mobilization of the widest possible spectrum of the American population.