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One ballot measure could overturn a strict ban. Another could undo abortion rights protections. In two others, will have a chance to strengthen protections by amending their state constitutions

The politics of health care are finally catching up with patients and physicians.

The election result is a parliament that looks center-left and a policy landscape that remains center-right.

National liberation, in Cabral’s conception, was simply one step along the road to emancipation from an economic system founded on exploitation by one’s fellow man. Colonialism was a consequence and not the cause of capitalist domination.

Speaker Mike Johnson could block the seating of victorious Democrats in the House of Representatives on January 3. On Jan 6, 2021, Trump ordered then-Vice President Mike Pence to violate his constitutional duty to certify the duly elected electors

On Sunday, Germany’s socialist party Die Linke won the Berlin elections for the first time. Like New York’s Zohran Mamdani, it beat the establishment parties by offering Berliners concrete action on rents and the cost of living.

One of the under-sung trends of the political cycle is the way Trumpian disregard for farm country has inspired workers in the industry to run for office.

The decision to ban the UAL, the Joint List and Balad's party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and Jewish MK Ofer Cassif from Hadash is expected to reach the Israel High Court for review. The committee said they reject Israel as a Jewish and democratic state

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In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation of Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor. After Donald Trump returned to office, the investigation died, a casualty of his purge of the FBI.