A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts…
Grasping how the nation’s highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden…
A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove…
When coroners shield their records from public view, they’re not just violating the public trust. Often, they’re also…
More than 10,000 attorneys who worked for the US government have left their jobs during the second Trump administration;…
This year, decisions from the courts, FDA or DOJ could all shut down telehealth for medication abortion, which is how most…
In President Donald Trump’s public language, Congress rarely appears as a coequal branch of government. It appears as…
A statewide survey finds majorities in farm country at odds with the deportation push reshaping their workforce.
Polarization and negative partisanship have lowered the standards for whom Americans are willing to support.
Local needs, political tensions and corporate power all get involved in the democratic processes by which Americans govern…
When prosecutors’ caseloads increase, so do dismissal rates.
For both Roman gladiators and modern-day mixed martial arts participants, physical contests become moral dramas about sacrifice…
The rapidly growing popularity of prediction markets is sparking worries about the markets’ effects on US politics, where…
So far, about 10% of the ocean has formal protection as countries work toward the 30x30 goal, but many areas are still protected…
Iran has emerged with its uranium enrichment knowledge intact, its stockpile buried and fresh reason to believe that only…
As sea ice melts, more of the Arctic Ocean opens up. A former ambassador explains how this treaty creates time for scientists…
The constant noise of traffic is so ubiquitous, it is barely noticeable to our ears – until we step into a roadless forest…
There is evidence of people who crossed gender boundaries even in ancient civilizations, though the terms naming them have…
Federal protections promise a fair trial in a language you understand, but for millions who speak lesser-known languages,…
The modern rhetorical and political resistance to racial equality finds its roots in the conspiratorial segregationists…