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Hoover abused his power as FBI director to serve presidents' interests. The reforms that followed were set up to prevent…
As Republicans seek to repeal Obamacare, they have added an overhaul of Medicaid to their plans. Here's a look at the…
While many people are willing to happily gamble with pharmaceuticals, which may offer the most trivial of benefits, they…
It's increasingly likely that at some point, the world's nations will need to broach the fraught discussion of geoengineering.…
When the young Wright moved to Chicago to work for the architect Joseph Silsbee, he was introduced to Japanese prints. It…
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Pittsburgh's post-industrial economic resurgence is promising, a historian of the region writes, but there's a reason…
Qatar has used its wealth to adopt policies sometimes rivaling Saudi Arabia’s. Think, for example, of the popular Al-Jazeera.…
Emmanuel Macron may have won the presidential election, but his agenda could fail if his party doesn't get a majority…
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President Trump wants to slash global health funding at a time when more investment is needed, not less. This spending can…
There isn't just one single narrative in Islam. Indonesia and China have a long tradition of women religious leaders…
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A mostly white community in Alabama is being allowed to secede from its mostly black school district. Parents are claiming…
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Cuban and US scientists are forming partnerships to protect coral reefs and fisheries in both countries. But President Trump…
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