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A taut, twisty new series from Amazon and the BBC touches on race, class, immigration and terrorism.

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Martin Luther King Jr. courageously spoke out about the Vietnam War. We must do the same when it comes to this grave injustice of our time.

The president poked fun at a devastating massacre and reinforced racist, misogynistic stereotypes.

Access Living’s Coleman says that real change in the police department will require a culture shift. People need to stop “looking at disability as an ‘other’ community, but as a part of our human nature.”

There is probably no greater illusion in the field of national security than the idea of credible missile defense.

While plant species around the world will have to cope with warming temperatures and a changing climate, coffee is especially vulnerable to these changes.

We have a finite amount of time left to coexist with much of the biosphere, glaciers, coral, and thousands of species of plants, animals, and insects. But, saying good-bye to them must also involve doing everything we can to save whatever is left.

The 2020 census is plagued by uncertainties. Here's how some places are preparing.

Should Bernie Sanders be the Left’s presidential candidate in 2020? Hamilton Nolan and Bhaskar Sunkara revive the great American tradition of arguing about Bernie online.