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Brain studies show that language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought

RFK, Jr.'s plan sounds catchy, but won’t move the national needle. To build a healthier, freer America for all, focus on what truly works, not what merely sounds catchy.

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With just weeks before the presidential election, three Republican-led states have quietly filed an amended complaint against the FDA in the hopes of rolling back access to mifepristone across the country.

The last year has shown that our love of life, and our fight for our freedom, will never be extinguished.

Donald Trump has vowed to launch a mass operation that could involve a force larger than the U.S. Army — and he promises that it will be a “bloody story.”

A member of Rabbis for Ceasefire explains why they interrupted the UN General Assembly earlier this year. A January poll found 50% of U.S Jews supported a ceasefire, only 34% opposed it, and 63% of the general population then in favor of a ceasefire;

As sugar beet harvesting season comes and goes in the Red River Valley, Mark Froemke, president of the West Minnesota Area Labor Council/Red River Valley, AFL-CIO, reflects on worker power in the region.