Civics education isn't boosting youth voting or volunteerism
Civics education is not boosting youth voting, volunteering or even scores on academic tests about government – and may…
Civics education is not boosting youth voting, volunteering or even scores on academic tests about government – and may…
A household earning the US median income needs an additional $17,690 per year – on top of current government disability…
The House passed a bill creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children. Here's…
US culture has long represented Asian American women as sexually seductive – showing how victims' gender and race…
When a child loses mom or dad to deportation, the harm can be severe and lasting. New immigration bills in the House and…
Bias-motivated attacks became a distinct crime in the 1980s. But police investigate only a fraction of the roughly 200,000…
Some racism isn't criminal at all but still is the result of deep-seated and long-standing racial prejudices.
While democracy requires accountability from presidents, presidents may lose stature, not gain it, by holding a press conference.
Nonwhites were less willing to wait for an internal investigation to wrap up before seeing the footage.
Last year, 189 countries – home to roughly 65% of the global population – cut themselves off from the world at some…
A social psychologist explains how to avoid being misled, and how to prevent yourself – and others – from spreading…
A president’s persona is always a public act. In that way, Trump's shtick – vulgar man of the people – was not…
A record number of people voted in the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump lost, Joe Biden won. Now, GOP legislators…
It's gospel for First Amendment advocates that lawsuits against news organizations chill freedom of the press. But in…
From Europe to Latin America and the US, former world leaders are being investigated, tried and even jailed. In theory,…
Research suggests that reminding Americans – Democrats and Republicans – of their family history creates empathy for…
New members are joining and some are leaving – as right-wing groups reorganize, scholars of the movement foresee increased…
Young people in Myanmar have rallied daily since a Feb. 1 coup, demanding democracy. Now, ever more middle-class professionals…
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether a ban on the third-party collection of mail-in ballots is legal. The practice…
Hundreds of Salvadoran women have been prosecuted for homicide for having abortions, miscarriages or stillbirths since 1997.…