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U.S. history is not a steady march toward greater equality, democracy and individual rights, these liberal values compete with an alternative set of illiberal values that hold that citizenship should be limited by race, ethnicity, gender and class.

Bang! Now what?

From “Salt of the Earth” to “Barbie”

Warning: Reporting news can be deadly dangerous

Rethinking Israel, Jewish identity and antisemitism

International team of researchers has uncovered the incredible genetic diversity hidden within the ancient remains of those who once called Machu Picchu home.

While the extinction affected some flower species, most lineages survived and the catastrophe may have helped them become a dominant form of plant life.