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With a mix of false promises and gross threats, Donald Trump is trying to coerce Americans into voting for the GOP.

Two weeks before Donald Trump was elected for the first time, Saturday Night Live aired a sketch that holds the key to ...

In trying to capture the absurdity of the climate crisis, Alejandro G. Iñárritu made something weird, messy, and downright ...

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Rioting is always more useful to would-be fascists than protest. It gives them the excuse to crack down. It gives them the ...

The population of the world’s largest penguin colony has collapsed, according to a new study. The researchers say the climate ...

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How many Americans could succeed when faced with the daunting challenge of being shown the drawings of four different animals ...

None of America’s many problems and injustices can be addressed without putting in place meaningful campaign financing ...

A group of cybersecurity researchers unveiled evidence showing that an Israeli spyware operation was able to infect targeted ...

Trump turns to Russia’s Putin for support, in the hope that Russian diesel fuel can make up for shortages resulting from his ...