Hearst's acquisition of struggling newspapers in the state may seem like welcome news. But bigger doesn't always mean better.

The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available ...

The state has signed off on voucher funds for schools that exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.

One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause ...

A scheme to relocate the unhoused out of one Texas city's downtown sheds light on a larger right-wing takeover of federal homelessness policy.

A scheme to relocate the unhoused out of one Texas city's downtown sheds light on a larger right-wing takeover of federal ...

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The special election in Senate District 9 pits “people power” against mountains of conservative cash and the rising influence ...

Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they have reasons, for now at least, not to ...

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At the close of an awful year, a religion scholar offers reflections on resisting despair in dark times, for the religious and non-religious alike. The editor of this publication wasn’t exaggerating ...