China has reneged on past promises it has made to the US. With the deadline for a deal fast approaching, the solution may…
Hernán Cortés owed his conquest of the Aztecs to his expedition's unknown, unseen secret weapon: the smallpox virus.…
The National Death Penalty Archive collects documents and paraphernalia behind the thousands of executions that have taken…
Charter school operators have been capitalizing on lax laws that let them lease building space to themselves at above-market…
Cuban exiles in the US may soon be able to sue companies that use property seized from them in the Cuban revolution. If…
Will the public ever see a report from Robert Mueller's investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaign…
The Catholic survivor movement in the United States was founded by two women: Jeanne Miller and Marilyn Steffel, in the…
Virginia's stark political contradictions, reflecting centuries of racism and a new liberal majority, were on display…
Presidents Day celebrates the American president – not only as a political leader, but as a moral leader. But can a president…
Calvin Coolidge, during one stretch of his presidency, was getting 15 hours of shut-eye each day, while William Howard Taft…
The US has supported a Saudi-led military coalition that has inflicted profound and deadly damage on Yemen. A Senate vote…
History shows that Congress can play an important role in checking a president's power.
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An Obama administration veteran offers some insights from his experience about driving massive increases in clean energy.
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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 the uncertainties – and dangers – of retaliating against suspected cyberattackers, a surprising number of companies…