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The world around us changes every day. Thus, understanding facts like this, Thomas Jefferson himself was quoted as saying;

Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist, a potential problem for the presidential candidate. A Cold War campaign to link American-ness and capitalism helped create popular distrust of socialism.

Conservatives want you to believe that not having to choose between paying for rent or medicine is Soviet-style tyranny

According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, only 37% of Americans think life is better now than it was 50 years ago, and that

Yes, the world is going through a bad phase right now because of unavoidable circumstances and uncontrollable events, but should we please…

Spelling Bee, too, and Words With Friends. Who knew online word games would get us talking to each other again?

In the UK and the US, the political wind will soon change in favour of those demanding good government

The long read: The headlines have never been worse. But an increasingly influential group of thinkers insists that humankind has never had it so good – and only our pessimism is holding us back

John Adams worried that “a division of the republic into two great parties … is to be dreaded as the great political evil.” And that’s exactly what has come to pass.

The Trump critic, who left the GOP in 2018, is "strongly considering" jumping into the race.

Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.Connect with Last Week Tonight online.....

He lashed out at Evan McMullin, the independent presidential candidate who surpassed Johnson in Utah and is almost tied with Trump and Clinton there

The playbook for taming industrial capitalism already exists. It’s the essential starting point for reform today

As Georgia endures its second high-profile Senate runoff cycle in two years, there’s a movement afoot to get rid of them.

If you are thinking “got what?” you’ve already proved my point.

How to break the negative feedback loop that can make us act mean

Apparently, I’ve been radicalized and I wasn’t aware. Certain people call me the “radical Left” all the time. I never considered myself radical before. I just thought I was normal, ordinary, usual. I thought equity was important to everyone. I imagined America was filled with people who took that Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness […]

Quebec physicians insist they already make too much money, according to a petition to cancel the pay raises and redistribute the money throughout the province's health-care system.

The culture of empathy I remember growing up during the Great Depression taught us that those who were suffering weren’t lazy or lacking the desire to do better — fate had the potential to slap any of us.

Is empathy a force for good or evil?

Americans overwhelmingly believe that global warming is happening, and that carbon emissions should be scaled back. But fewer are sure that it will harm them personally.