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People who would do this to children would do anything to anyone. Before this is over, they will be called to do worse.

The great scientist was a radical egalitarian—but subject nonetheless to some of the biases of his time.

Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, and Armie Hammer star in the exhilarating directorial debut from rapper Boots Riley.

It gets worse; Southern Baptists reach their limit; 1984 in 2018; The evil that Wolfe did; Holiday in Trumpland

The 152-year-old tradition launched by formerly enslaved people has emerged as a celebration of freedom.

The governors of Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia and North Carolina declared that their soldiers would not help to secure the United States’ border with Mexico, adding their names to widening outrage

How the American Federation of Teachers has taken the lead in reinvigorating the poorest county in the state.

James Hansen, who gave a climate warning in 1988 Senate testimony, says real hoax is by leaders claiming to take action

Pullman porters formed the first black-led union to be recognized by the American Federation of Labor— and Rosina Tucker became one of the most influential female labor and civil rights organizers in American history.

Experts say Medicaid work requirements will create more problems than solutions, two Southern states — Arkansas and Kentucky — have already been granted federal approval to begin implementing them. These states', among the nation's poorest, work requirements could push thousands into coverage gaps.