A decadeslong process of recruiting a more diverse police force has led to more peaceful communities and widespread, bipartisan…
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Do US attorneys general act in the public's interest, or the interest of the president who appointed them?
In a recent survey, more than three-quarters of white parents of 6- to 11-year-olds said they didn't talk to their kids…
Scholars who study policing explain what they have found that could help reduce police prejudice and violence.
As the US faces historic challenges to its democracy, Trump is mirroring tactics used by the former FBI director to smear…
Research into how war-torn and fractured nations find justice and societal reconciliation finds ways to establish sustainable…
Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the Supreme Court as a conservative. But his ruling in a major civil rights case is part of…
Four decades after Ellen Craig-Jones of Urbancrest, Ohio, became the US's first Black woman mayor, seven of the nation's…
Islamic State fighters are celebrating the toll disease and racism are taking on US society.
Does taking government money mean journalists owe the government something? A media ethics scholar examines the ethical…
Unrest in the US looks familiar to Latin Americans, who are accustomed to resisting undemocratic governments – and to…
It is a tenet of American journalism that reporters working for the news sections of newspapers remain entirely independent…
Donald Trump uses language like a dangerous demagogue. The author of a book on Trump's rhetorical skill gives a guide…
In a 5-to-4 decision, SCOTUS delivered a major blow to Trump and opened the doors to the court being an arbiter of public…
Black farmers own far less land than they did in 1910 and the racial gap in homeownership is at the highest level for 50…
South Korea's mass surveillance to curb the coronavirus pandemic uses technologies and techniques that are grounded…
On June 19, a court will decide whether Virginia must obey a 1890 deed that gave the state a plot of prime Richmond land…
In many national crises, black Americans have been essential workers – but serving in crucial roles has not resulted in…
An accurate census requires good data in and good data out. With the 2020 census, the US has unprecedented challenges with…