The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under British colonial rule, escalated into a ...

West Bank: Israeli settlers killed three Palestinians during a raid on a village in the region yesterday. Attacks by settlers ...

Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products.

For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.

Urgent action must be taken to ensure that imported red fire ants do not establish themselves on the island, to prevent ...

Taxation and fiscal reforms have historically triggered some of the most consequential social and political upheavals in human history. The French Revolution of 1789, for instance, was driven largely ...

In the most hopeful scenario for the global economy, the latest war in the Middle East ends within a few weeks. The region ...

Learn about how British mercantilism fueled economic imbalance, slavery, and revolution in the American colonies, leading to the rise of free trade and the end of mercantilism.

If there’s one thing AI excels at, it’s defying every attempt to build a coherent narrative around it. Is AI destroying jobs, or just masking the same old garbage labor market? Are data centers ...

The recently proposed caps on credit card interest rates may sound appealing on the surface. Who wouldn’t want to be guaranteed a prime rate for any credit card? Unfortunately, the reality of ...

An economic forecast Moody's Analytics prepared for the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability warns of a downturn. Illinois' economy will underperform those of the Midwest ...

Historical injustices such as slavery and colonialism are not just matters of the past but active forces shaping present-day inequality and development, according to new legal research published in a ...