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Trump's brand of thoroughly vulgar and outlandish demagogy, his politics of racism, cruelty, vindictiveness, and gleeful resentment is not new, it has deep roots and is deeply, fundamentally American.

Richard Beck’s Homeland charts how four presidential administrations managed to evade moral responsibility for the “war on terror” by hiding behind legality and process.

What we can learn from the life of Uruguay’s former guerrilla and leftist president Pepe Mujica.

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes.

Military and police crackdowns on communities are costly and have long-term, harmful impacts on millions of students and families.

From terrifying the children of immigrants to pepper-spraying frogs, the US under Trump is rapidly descending into mayhem.

We do not want to conform to a world of cruelty and hatred. This generation must be aware of its own strength and assert its democratic tradition. We must remember what we are capable of when we organize.

More than 2,500 US rallies are planned in all 50 states as protesters call for limits on presidential power. According to "No Kings" over 7 million took part in the demonstrations today.

AI shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of the past, where periods of globalization, such as NAFTA and automation prioritized short-term gains for companies and investors, and left working families and their communities to bear the cost.

Two years after the 7 October massacre and the onset of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, American Jewry has been profoundly transformed