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The genetic changes that made the human brain may have made us uniquely vulnerable to Alzheimer’s.

What role should the Supreme Court play in American politics?

He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists.

The rollback of child labor protections in Arkansas over the past several years is part of an increasingly politicized campaign underway across the country.

In the West Bank, at-risk youth are recast as pioneers — funded by Israeli ministries and US tax-deductible charities and deployed to harass, dispossess, and drive Palestinians from their land.

South Park is racking up rave reviews after taking on Clavicular, looksmaxxing and aura farming in its latest episode.

The makers of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering have unionized.

How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.

David Morales, a state representative in Rhode Island and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence, edging out the incumbent. A laser-like focus on rent helped seal the deal.

Socialists need more than a critique of capitalism. We need a concrete account of how a socialist economy could work — and make ordinary people’s lives better.