During the 19th Century, the activity of "retro-walking" was little more than an eccentric hobby, but today research is revealing it can have real benefits for your health and brain.

In this interview, exclusive for CounterPunch, professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nerses Kopalyan, breaks down the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. After providing a historical context for the conflict from a political science point of view, he analyzes the ways in which the media unpacks the region and presents historical and contemporary analogs.

As the pursuit of higher education continues to shape the aspirations of countless individuals across the United States, understanding the financial landscape of college tuition becomes increasingly crucial in order to make the best financial decision.

With only days left until thousands of Culinary Local 226 members on the Las Vegas Strip threatened to go on strike, negotiations took a bit of skill and several late nights to wrap up.

In Nevada, millions of dollars are being spent to plant trees to help cool the concrete jungle, provide shade and help clean the air. The question is, can the trees survive?

Two big unions reached contract agreements with the three largest resort operators ahead of a series of events crucial to the city’s economic rebound.

Data from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shows a majority of recent Nevada newcomers are Californians.

MGM Resorts International, the largest employer on the Las Vegas Strip, was close to reaching a tentative deal with the hotel workers union, the casino company’s CEO said as the clock ticked closer to a union deadline for a sweeping strike.

Is Las Vegas going to run out of water? It might feel that way if you’ve been paying any attention to the growing bathtub ring around Lake Mead, the shrinking Colorado River and federal actions to try to keep the river’s main reservoirs in working order.