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The U.S. arms industry’s close alliance with the government began with the American Revolution. And ever since, the U.S.’ aggressive international role has insured steady profits for the country’s gun makers. The gun lobby has succeeded by promoting an ingenious illusion. It has framed the government as the enemy of the gun business rather than its indispensable historic patron, convincing millions of Americans the state may at any moment try to confiscate their guns.

Iranian officials and media outlets on Saturday uniformly condemned Trump’s comments that angrily accused Iran of violating the spirit of the 2015 accord and demanded Congress toughen the law governing U.S. participation.

Donald Trump sued by 18 states for ending key Obamacare payments with executive order. Move to end subsidies for lower-income customers 'breathtakingly reckless', says New York's attorney general

If successful, the bill would mark a historic shift in labor law. Millions of low-wage workers across the country would be directly impacted, losing a key mechanism to protect their rights on the job, while corporations which regularly escape liability would gain protections.

Die Linke’s electoral result shows what the party must do to really contend for power.

After an eventful summer in Silicon Valley, there is blood in the water. At stake is democracy itself.

Seattle poet Jed Myers speaks of the fear of strangers, how our eyes assess and judge newcomers, searching for the glimmer that makes them one of us.

Even before there were Homo sapiens, our distant forebears had a mix of genes for light and dark skin.

On the key point of who “owns” health care, 60 percent of respondents in the Kaiser poll said it was Trump and Republicans and 28 percent said it was Obama and Democrats.

We tested the theory — which has been put forward by both Democrats and Republicans.