From Conservative Patriot to Communist Vanguard: An Interview With H. Bruce Franklin
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Viewfinder: Monsoon Rains Hit Refugee Camps One Year After Thousands of Rohingya Fled Into Bangladesh
A young child stands under a shelter as monsoon rains hit on August 28th, 2018, in Unchiprang refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
The Governor of California Signs a Bill Ending Money Bail
The bill abolishes paying money as a condition of release from jail pre-trial.
The Rise of Democracy in Turkey Threatens President Erdoğan’s Rule
While most of the attention is focused on the growing economic crisis in the country, Recep Erdoğan must deal with another serious problem: democratic dissent.
A New Study Finds That Hurricane Maria’s Death Toll Was 2,975
This new death toll is more than twice as high as the estimates the Puerto Rican government released earlier this month.
Republicans’ Use of Mollie Tibbetts’ Death Highlights the Lack of Privacy Protections for Grieving Families
Immigrant rights advocates say the GOP is simply looking to capitalize on the Trump administration's apparent hostility to immigrants to motivate voters ahead of the November mid-term elections.
Viewfinder: Far-Right Protesters and Anti-Nazi Counter-Protesters Clash in Germany
People holding German flags arrive at a right-wing protest gathering near a statue of Karl Marx the day after a man was stabbed and died of his injuries on August 27th, 2018, in Chemnitz, Germany.
Did a Teenage Hacker Really Infiltrate an Election Website?
Despite the panic-inspiring headlines, it appears that the claims of a hacking event organizers overstated the feats of their teen pupils in disrupting our election systems.
Lawmakers Call for Accountability After the VA Mishandles Thousands of Sexual Trauma Cases
A bipartisan group of lawmakers united on Monday to call for action from both Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In the Latest Effort to Replicate Scientific Studies, Only 62 Percent Hold Up Under Scrutiny
Nevertheless, scientists see some progress on the problem of reproducibility.