The National Death Penalty Archive collects documents and paraphernalia behind the thousands of executions that have taken…
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Will the public ever see a report from Robert Mueller's investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaign…
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History shows that Congress can play an important role in checking a president's power.
These shipments are rarely just about saving lives.
Henry W. Grady wanted to promote northern investment in the South – and he was willing to ignore lynchings and the exploitation…
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Despite impassioned pleas for gun control legislation after 2018's mass shooting at a Florida high school, Congress…
Relying only on sanctions against North Korea may not be a productive way to get the country to give up its nuclear arms.…
As Congress and President Trump struggle to devise a coherent immigration policy along the US southern border, there are…
The government shutdown provided a short-term version of what some activists have long wanted: A government small enough…
American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
What happens when assault survivors enter systems that are not designed to respond to their words or meet their needs.
Brazil's scorpion infestation, which is terrorizing residents of São Paulo and other major cities, is a classic 'wicked…
These reorganizations may provide roadmaps for other nonprofits to follow if they face abuse allegations in the #MeToo era.
Mexico's new president has reduced his own salary and demanded that all federal workers – including lawmakers and…
Journalism's crisis – loss of readers, revenue and respect – has led many to conclude that if the news business…
Alleged 'enemy combatants' held at Guantánamo Bay who went on hunger strikes to protest their indefinite detention…