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Two years on from his death, it’s worth considering the wealth and success he might have had in a different world

The Major Weapons Makers Cash in Worldwide, Not Just in Ukraine

Nineteen children and two adults were murdered in Texas. This is the country that gun-rights advocates have chosen.

One way to reduce gun violence is by convincing ordinary, “responsible” handgun owners that their weapons make them, their families, and those around them less safe.

In this short book, an innovative literary critic uses what reviewer Pierson describes as "data-driven or science-based methods not traditionally associated with art appreciation" as tools of qualitative literary analysis and criticism.

Romance novels are misunderstood. So is the working class.

Founded before Roe v. Wade, the Vermont Women’s Health Center helped make abortion safe and accepted, showing that women’s liberation is connected to freedom for all.

The world's ruling elites have chosen to place their geopolitical rivalries above all other critical concerns, including planetary salvation.

Fifty years out, we can look back and say with certainty that the U.S. landscape on gender equity would look very different today without Title IX. And the legislation continues to play an important role in shaping the future.

In April, 8.3% of disabled Americans were unemployed, compared with 3.1% of those without a disability.