The Black Lives Matter movement is having a lasting impact on the racial reckoning in the US that was triggered after the…
When Russia invaded Ukraine, its leader was immediately labeled “fascist” by Ukrainians and others. A political scientist…
None of the available methods for holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable are likely to actually punish him,…
While most people offering support to Ukrainians are well-intentioned, it’s not always the case. There are a reports of…
With Russia poised to launch cyberattacks on US targets, many local governments find themselves without the staff or resources…
When the Census Bureau’s count of the population is inaccurate, it affects representation and government spending. Correcting…
Despite efforts to diversify the film industry, the Oscars awards ceremony demonstrates how far Hollywood has come – and…
Asian American mothers face a caregiving crisis, fueled by the pandemic but rooted in histories of anti-Asian discrimination…
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has died at age 84. But many of the foreign policy concepts she helped bring…
55 years after Thurgood Marshall testified during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…
The Russian army has fared poorly and the Ukrainian military has fared well, defying experts’ predictions about the war…
A handful of Black women have worn the black robes of a judge in the past, but none has ever been nominated to the U.S.…
The way two presidents used language to ask Americans to support intervening in a foreign conflict shows the power of a…
Russia is cracking down on freedom of speech and media. But other factors, like outside online information, could make it…
Efforts to make donated food as healthy as possible backfire if the recipients throw it out.
Personalist dictators tend to shield the elites who support them from the economic pain of sanctions by pushing costs onto…
The Russian invasion has triggered an outpouring of support for Ukraine from European countries. Will Putin’s gamble backfire…
Gun sales have risen in recent years. An expert explains who and what is driving this trend and how it’s affecting Americans.
A constitutional law professor provides insight on what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to…
Geographers often talk about the ‘silences’ of maps – what’s missing and unseen. Those silences can be as meaningful…