An expert on Watergate says that today's House Republicans have taken precisely the opposite position than the GOP took…
Negro Matapacos became famous in Chile in 2011 for joining student protests. His image has now popped up around the world.
Any disruption to shipping in the narrow seaway could impact oil prices and ratchet up geopolitical tensions.
Predictions about how a woman presidential candidate might fare in 2020 are largely speculation, writes a political scientist,…
If the US makes good on the president's threat, Iran's heritage won't be the only thing damaged. Washington's…
It's very dangerous to assume that Iran will not escalate the crisis further, much less that the US could limit any…
Overt racism is easy to spot. But more subtle forms based on false narratives can be equally dehumanizing – and it's…
Fears that Beijing will renege on autonomy promises is only encouraging calls for independence from mainland China.
Centuries' worth of important information is stored on paper – which can decay, burn or get eaten by pests. Peek inside…
A new study analyzes the language in nearly 680,000 pet adoption ads.
President Trump's Iran policy took a dramatic turn when the US killed Iran's top military commander in a drone strike.…
If you want to understand the American public, don't look at national poll numbers.
All those democracy protests in South America may be having some unintended consequences.
The number of old people will increase, while the proportion of white Americans will continue to fall.
There's much more going on in the world than the Trump impeachment and Brexit. Here are five momentous global stories…
How did a small, rural state become so influential in the presidential nominating process? A political scientist traces…
US officials have consistently lied over decades about progress in the Afghanistan war. The lies are no surprise, writes…
More and more district attorney candidates are running on reversing the government's traditional approach to crime and…
Scholars explain important moments in the Democratic presidential debate on Dec. 19.
Many want to come to the United States, as an asylee, a migrant or a citizen. But those journeys have become more complicated.