Pundits are everywhere, giving their analyses of current events, politics and the state of the world. You’ll hear a lot…
Israel’s highest court has struck down the government’s law limiting its power. Three scholars look at why the law was…
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Anti-democratic actions and government corruption are key reasons many Guatemalans migrate to the US.
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An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Penn State ran computer models on two Philadelphia census tracts. The neighborhood…
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With US aid to Ukraine locked in a partisan battle over security at the US southern border, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
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The former Peruvian strongman appeared frail as he left prison. But his influence on politics remains strong.
A scholar of the Islamic State group says Hamas has undergone a radical ISIS-inspired transformation that has not yet gotten…
Though progressive politics at the turn of the 20th century called for the protection of America’s national parks, it…
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An attack on private property angered Colonial leaders as much as the British public – but a strong reaction from Parliament…
In a bid to reduce violent crime, the city’s new mayor is calling for a revitalization of a controversial practice the…