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Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down some important points about Greenland from a scientific, historical, and geopolitical lens.

Like Greenland, rural America has a history of decisions being made by people who do not live with the consequences.

As Black History Month begins, let us rise to this moment again. Let us take stock of what has made the Black community the backbone of movements that strengthen democracy.

Believing poems should be for the masses, Jordan used her way with words to illuminate causes such as racial equality, Palestinians’ struggles, feminism, and gay rights in essays and reportage, as well as poetry.

Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

The stakes are high for U.S. labor. If we are going to remain relevant, unions must meet the challenge of building worker power at such a behemoth by making Amazon organizing a project of the entire labor movement.

NY Fed report finds Americans pay almost all of Trump's tariffs.

Oakland poet Murray Silverstein takes you, me, Primo Levi, Dante & Ulysses on a tour of hell, a place not unlike contemporary America.

As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and, in some cases, giving up their vocation?