America has been promoting religious liberty abroad since its founding, but there has always been disagreement on what exactly…
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Millennial Indian women have been leading a new kind of feminism since the early 2000s.
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A scholar of digital trust evaluates Facebook's current efforts and proposes some improvements the company could make.
The practice of calling attention to false stories – with actual fakers then levying the charge on their accusers –…
Mass incarceration harms the health of prisoners, their families and the people who work in detention centers.
New research shows that computers, streaming video and other digital technologies are helping Americans spend more time…
Employers like Michigan State play a critical role in protecting people – or not – from abuse by people on their payroll.
Each year large numbers of college students drop plans to become engineers or scientists because of poor performance in…
Le Guin's father, Alfred Kroeber, was at a forefront of a movement that rejected social Darwinism and cultural superiority.…
Almost 50 independents want to run for president of Mexico in 2018. But only a handful will likely make the ballot, in part…
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Trump touted his administration's economic successes and laid out his immigration plan in an 80-minute speech to Congress.…
Three business giants, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, announced plans to change health care delivery and…
A scholar counts the winners and losers in Trump's immigration proposal.
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