Research shows that removing guns from violent abusers saves lives. But laws doing just that are at risk of being ruled…
Fuel for the American Revolution came from a source familiar today: distorted news reports used to drum up enthusiasm for…
At a time when politicians across the country are debating how slavery in the US is taught, high school students are participating…
There isn’t one, clear-cut way to prevent genocide. But there are effective methods of prevention that governments can…
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Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic…
Despite a midterm election largely free of controversy over its legitimacy, a large percentage of Americans distrust elections.…
Comparisons have been made to the 1989 demonstrations that led to the Tiananmen Square massacre. An expert on Chinese protests…
The historic conviction of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other co-defendant for seditious conspiracy has implications…
Black Twitter is often the preferred forum for candid and authentic Black-centered discussions on police brutality. Without…
Alabama has paused the carrying out of death sentences after a series of cases in which the state struggled with the procedure.
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Celebrity politicians have instant name recognition. But unless they trump competitors in fundraising, and hit other check…
At least six people have been killed in an attack at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. It happened amid a surge of mass…
Wilma Mankiller’s groundbreaking tenure as chief of the Cherokee Nation introduced the US to the power of Indigenous women’s…
Lots has been said about the 2022 US midterm elections. But a scholar of democracy says there’s really only one conclusion…
Bias-motivated attacks became a distinct crime in the 1980s. But police investigate only a fraction of the roughly 200,000…
Migrant workers’ rights are indeed an ongoing issue in Qatar – but the country has passed reforms to improve workers’…
A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
Colorado is one of 19 states that have laws in place to prevent individuals believed to pose a threat from obtaining guns.…