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The public will be invited to lend their own computers to help the scientific community unlock the secrets contained in gravitational waves observed when black holes smash together.

Five years ago Fatih Mehmet Macoglu became Turkey’s first Communist mayor, leading the small town of Ovacik in a manner that soon won him nationwide claim. Last week Macoglu was elected mayor of Tunceli, a provincial capital in Eastern Turkey.

More than 30,000 grocery store employees in the northeastern US are refusing to return to work for the second day in a row.

On Tuesday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) filed for an election to represent all 1,709 of the plant’s hourly employees, requesting that the election be held on April 29 and 30.

A new book reveals the extent of the "Greater United States," but territory is not as important as it used to be. Instead, imperialism endures today in the logic of capitalism.

A new book reveals the extent of the "Greater United States," but territory is not as important as it used to be. Instead, imperialism endures today in the logic of capitalism.

A tiny house program in Detroit helps people avoid homelessness, and get a head start on building equity.

The son of Mexican immigrants, the poet José Olivarez explores the ambiguities (and realities) that determine who labels whom in the discourse of ethnic identity.

How do we account for the dramatic shift in Hawaii’s fortunes, from racist exclusion to full legal inclusion in the nation? The answer lies in the intersection of global decolonization, the Cold War and the end of legal segregation in the U.S.

The key to the prosecution of Assange has always been to punish him without again embarrassing the powerful figures he made mockeries of