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Answer: it’s complicated.


Workers missed two paychecks during the government shutdown. That would be an emergency for many Americans.

Wedding registries are a relic from a time when marriage was more about stability and rigid gender roles than about love.


There’s a “special kind of misogyny reserved for mothers,” according to author and podcaster Hillary Frank, and it impacts everything from work to health.


What we learned — and didn’t — from Harris’s endorsement of Medicare-for-all.

Forget the horse race — here’s how 2020 Democrats want to fight poverty.


What Hannah Arendt’s philosophy can teach us about Trump, Brexit, and social isolation.


How a polar vortex links to climate change; the US steps up pressure to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.


The UK Parliament voted to send the British prime minister back to Brussels to seek concessions — even though the European Union has already refused.


There’s growing lawmaker support to end shutdowns once and for all, but these bills could have some negative side effects.


The most cost-effective way to help animals on factory farms seems to be campaigns targeting suppliers, not targeting consumers.


But that doesn’t mean we’ll stop buying them.

Reclaim icy sidewalks without slipping.


Nearly one year after the shooting, the district attorney has not announced if the officers will be charged.


Trump reportedly keeps finding a way to meet the Russian leader privately.