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Nuclear experts and disarmament advocates are warning that the world is witnessing a new arms race after the Pentagon tested a new missile

The share of women in the work force rose substantially in places throughout Central Appalachia, as well as in parts of the industrial Midwest and the rural South.

The Insanity of Our Nuclear Weapons Policy

Edward Snowden in Exile: ‘You Have to Be Ready to Stand for Something.’ Musicians Love Making Fun of Bob Dylan. Beto O'Rourke: 'We're going to take away your AR-15.' John Oliver: Filibuster. How Black Americans Were Robbed of Their Land.

The man whose state surveillance revelations rocked the world speaks exclusively to the Guardian about his new life and concerns for the future

A beaming Trump pronounced “total victory” over the weather, which he called “the enemy of the people.”

Voting systems matter. Ours needs reform. When races attract many candidates ranked choice voting can provide a truer expression of voters' preferences than the current system. And it's actually being adopted.

Two new official reports out of Washington trace our growing economic divide and the high price we pay, in dollars and lives, for letting that divide fester.

...now is the time for bold long-term solutions that can help secure the future health and well being of our communities. Public pharmaceuticals can play an important role in constructing that future we so desperately need.

The socialist island Cuba is a rare example of large scale reforestation, whereas the rest of the world moves in the opposite direction.