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Pakistan may have appeared as an unexpected mediator in the negotiations to end the Iran war. But the country, taken over by a military regime after the ouster of populist PM Imran Khan, has recently been making a major play on the world stage.

Scott Joplin’s luminous musical parable on the evils of ignorance is uncannily attuned to the present moment.

A new book defends a Marxist theory of the origins of capitalism. Along the way it shows why understanding the transition from feudalism can help us make sense of the present.

Apple’s superbly twisty thriller about a beautiful camboy blackmailing a divorced mum is like the new No Country for Old Men – with added Nick from New Girl

Workers at the Long Island Rail Road, serving the eastern New York metropolitan area, walked off the job on Saturday

In ‘Silencing Fighting Bob,’ Eric T. Chester chronicles the brutal assault on political dissent by the administration of President Woodrow Wilson during the war.

Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions.

Fain and his team of 13 executive board candidates, dubbed the “Stand Up Slate” after the 2023 “Stand Up Strike” against the Big Three automakers, will face opposition.

Scientists emphasized that while the reduction in deforestation represents meaningful progress, the current pace of destruction remains environmentally dangerous if sustained over the long term.

The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away)