After Republican attacks, why does the industry still spend so little on elections?

Christopher Nolan’s moral sensibility, which conservatives claim to hate, is what makes his Odyssey film a masterpiece—and a blockbuster.

Christopher Nolan’s moral sensibility, which conservatives claim to hate, is what makes his Odyssey film a masterpiece—and a blockbuster.

A new survey of students at regional public universities by the think tank Third Way offers some surprising insights.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol believes in the “no shirt, no problem,” mantra. His club was boosted to a win over the Royals Friday night by a group of college baseball players in the right-field seats who took off and waved their shirts as they sang, chanted and drew others into the fray

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Despite warnings of collapse, the U.S.-led international order still offers allies a better deal than any realistic alternative.

Despite warnings of collapse, the U.S.-led international order still offers allies a better deal than any realistic alternative.

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The "Do No Harm" rule codifies the idea that every college degree should make graduates better off than if they had never attended.

Some of America’s biggest companies rely on public benefits to subsidize the wages they pay their employees.

Jesse Jackson was furious over injustice. He was also full of hope. His funeral was a reminder that the two were never meant to be separated.

The MAGA movement is fracturing between donors, intellectuals, influencers, and an increasingly radical base.

Putin and Russia’s drone and missile campaign aims to break Ukraine’s will. Instead, it’s deepening civilian resolve and national solidarity.

A civilian equivalent of the commissary system could deliver more affordable grocery prices to hard-pressed Americans.

Leaders of the bipartisan delegation said most Americans don’t want to acquire Greenland, and that Russia and China don’t pose imminent security risks to the territory.

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Donald Trump and the Republicans cut graduate student loans for nurses and social workers to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

Pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist activists now face a moral test as antisemitic violence surges worldwide. Can they change course?

The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.

Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it’s up to us to secure Ukraine’s future, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash