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Led by labor-backed mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago could become the first big city in the US to open a publicly owned grocery store.

From The Host to Kingdom, Korean filmmakers have used the horror genre as a vehicle for political critique and reached a huge global audience. They’re building on a long international tradition of socially conscious scare stories.

“You need to take reality as it is, not the way you imagine it to be,” says Yousef Munayyer.

Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government

Why Chevron and Exxon are doubling down on fossil fuels, despite what the International Energy Agency says about our renewable future.

A new congressional map takes the Tar Heel State from having one of the fairest maps in the country to its most biased — and voters of color are among the big victims.

Some chimpanzees have been found to experience menopause. But are they the exception or the rule?

We have seen immoral and dysfunctional violence and expansionism. There are many Israelis and Palestinians engaged in promoting an equitable settlement of the conflict, but they have been hindered by established parties in various governments and ext

The 2024 election will not resolve the authoritarian attraction that the Trump vote represents. So it’s time to prepare now, not later, for the political crisis that will undoubtedly emerge from that event, whatever the vote count may prove to be.

A large demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, came as Israel ramped up its military operations in Gaza.