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Today we face an avoidable crisis that was predictable, actually predicted, willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense.

Martha Menchca’s new book examines events that have shaped the lives of so many in the Lone Star State.

Remains of our Galaxy’s meals are smeared across the galactic halo

Critics of the New York Times’s 1619 Project insist the facts don’t support its proslavery reading of the American Revolution. But they obscure a longstanding debate within the field of U.S. history over that very issue.

Brooklyn residents and activists filed a complaint to the Environmental Protection Agency accusing NY's pipeline's project of violating their civil rights.

Formerly incarcerated workers aren’t just replacements filling staff shortages, they’re a legitimate part of the American workforce whose rights need to be protected and respected.

Hyper-capitalism has systematically weakened regulations to help capital at the cost of consumers. The verdict on the Elizabeth Holmes case illustrates the truth: Protecting private property is central to bourgeois law, not people.

Robin Alexander’s account is a valuable people’s history, told from the U.S. side, filled with examples to be emulated, some pitfalls to avoid, and above all, boundless inspiration.

Canada has been rocked in recent weeks by the "Freedom Convoys" that have descended on the nation's cities and blocked border crossings across the country. Bryan D. Palmer maps the political and social composition of this new alt-right uprising.

A Message for Black History month: “The Weary Blues,” Langston Hughes's classic poem, is now in the public domain: “The stars went out and so did the moon.”