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A time for rude awakenings and standing fast

It grew out of a Google Doc, and now has millions of US members – what’s the secret of Indivisible’s success?

Climate displacement and border enforcement--two dynamics trending distinctly upward--are on a collision course

A dozen unarmed activists are standing up against one of the world's most powerful militaries.

"The House bill addresses none of the nation's key economic challenges usefully and exacerbates many of them."

Applicants for government jobs will be required to write essays explaining how they will advance President Donald Trump’s policy priorities. The new procedure aims to limit hiring from elite universities.

Trump's clemency for Hoover and other drug offenders follows a pattern that began during his first term in the White House. Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of at least 13 people convicted of federal drug crimes between 2017 and 2021.

George Floyd's life was stolen from him, and his murder matters because of that. But the trajectory that took him from one formerly vibrant Black community to another then to an untimely death belongs to a larger story of systemic racial injustice.

At universities and startups around the globe, researchers are searching for microbes that could be used as food.

The International Trade Union Confederation issued a 2025 report showing conditions for workers’ rights across the globe have worsened.