The 2020 US election could set a record for ugliness and division. Two previous elections provide important context for…
Firearms are the second leading cause of death among US children and adolescents.
Major changes in the language of white supremacists have happened in the last decade that provide a window into how the…
According to a new study, about 52 of every 100,000 men and boys, and about 3 of every 100,000 women and girls, are killed…
A sociologist spent over a year interviewing black, white and Latino residents of a declining coal town in central Pennsylvania,…
More than 40 percent of U.S. adults have a gun in their household, making it hard to get guns off the streets – even if…
The process known as policy analysis requires careful consideration and deliberation. In most cases, the public also gets…
Extreme, dehumanizing language like the words used by President Trump to describe Baltimore can escalate into destructive…
Rosselló's corruption is just the latest in a string of disasters for Puerto Ricans -- but it also created an opportunity…
In 26 attempts, no African American has ever defeated an incumbent U.S. senator or governor.
Millions of Muslims will convene in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 9. The annual five-day pilgrimage, known as the hajj, is…
Old injustices don't simply disappear with time – they tear a nation apart.
A person's political identity is wrapped up in almost everything they do. Exposure to opinions from the other side actually…
The number of migrants living in churches has spiked recently in anticipation of threatened immigration raids, but churches…
Difficult to pronounce, synecdoche is the form of rhetoric used by President Trump when he told four Democratic congresswomen…
While other countries set strict limits on the length of campaigns, American presidential races have become drawn-out, yearslong…
Democratic presidential candidates share many ideas and opinions. What they don't share, writes one historian, is the…
Data released under FOIA shows that ICE is encountering more US citizens and more women.
With Congress rebuffing efforts to cut benefits, the White House is trying to change the rules.
Where do old Confederate statues go when they die? The former Soviet bloc countries could teach the US something about dealing…