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About 26 billion chickens occupy Earth, but apart from the lucky ones in backyards, most are condemned to the hellscape that is industrial farming.

The young radicals who ousted the country’s authoritarian prime minister have so far failed to implement the democratic reforms they promised. Will elections in February correct their course?

Can Igor Levit restore classical music’s claim to cultural and political authority, or is it irrevocably lost?

At the turn of the twentieth century, a Gothic fever swept Europe as artists searched for meaning in a lost age.

Gabriele Tergit’s Effingers chronicles how one prosperous German Jewish family struggled to answer the question: When is it time to leave?

Jane DeLynn’s autobiographical novel In Thrall recounts a same-sex affair between a teenager and her closeted English teacher in the early 1960s, a time when exposure could be more traumatic than exploitation.

Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel follows the lifespan of one barge, from bunkhouse to floating prison to barracks and back, as it traces the shadowy outer limits of the maritime economy.

Donald Trump's assault on the Federal Reserve should finally convince progressives that monetary autonomy is a democratic necessity.

Historians say underpinning Trump's talk of national security lies a longstanding pattern of American entitlement to Native land.

Communities that lost grants have responded in a variety of ways — suing the government, searching for other funds, or simply moving on.

Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile — and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.

Fossil fuel companies regularly use cultural and educational sponsorships to influence public perception.

How Yemen's war devastates water and ecosystems.

“Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me, ” Trump said, speaking of European leaders.

The Islamic Republic was built to withstand sustained unrest.

Fearing primaries for abetting Trump’s crackdown, top Democrats are turning away from a deal they crafted to avoid another government shutdown.

The U. S. president said he and the NATO secretary-general “formed the framework of a future deal” but provided few details.

As the United States blusters and threatens, European leaders are making tough choices.

An infrastructure project between Afghanistan, Iran, and India gets caught in Trump’s crosshairs—again.

Firing central bank governors may prove to be a red line.