The Bolsonaro government cannot simply allow Brazil's out-of-control coronavirus pandemic to decimate its Indigenous…
Americans with lower incomes today are less happy than they were 40 years ago. Could the growing class divide be to blame?
The recent vote in Russia supporting Vladimir Putin's constitutional reforms was pure theater and obscures growing friction…
For many Americans, law and order has long been as much a private matter as something for the government to handle.
The absence of trust in a nation's leader and government jeopardizes an effective response to a health crisis. It also…
Indigenous communities were already suffering badly under Bolsonaro. Now, COVID-19 threatens their very survival.
The federal government's fight against cocaine distribution wrongly assumes that it's all destined for the US.
Overall, waiting times may be improving – but long waits are still common in Black communities.
Some lament that today's anti-racism movement has no charismatic leaders like the civil rights era did. Such comparisons…
Electors may not vote their consciences, which means the Electoral College will continue to operate how most Americans think…
What will it take to change a brutal and militaristic style of policing in America? Political will.
In general, a candidate's choice for second-in-command doesn't directly swing voters. But it can reveal insights…
The Aztecs had a shining city on a lake, with canals, causeways and aqueducts – until the Spanish came. Mexico City is…
Giving police military gear doesn't reduce crime or keep officers safer – but it does hurt citizens' trust of…
Marches, demonstrations, civic unrest, attacks by law enforcement and the military on protesting civilians: The parallels…
If teenagers organizing on social media can hamper a presidential campaign rally, how challenging is it to manipulate elections?
Local leaders and business owners have had to get creative to help their residents stay healthy and keep community economies…
President Trump is scheduled to appear at an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3. For some, this event…
Millions of dollars are spent every election by corporations that want to influence state regulations and policies, and…
Legally designating domestic extremist groups as terrorist organizations – as some in the US advocate now – will have…