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When candidates beat pollsters' expectations, that can mean more positive media coverage.
In countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain, it's now official policy that women should go to college and work…
Between 1983 and 2013, the number of immigrants detained in rural county jails has increased.
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In 2016, drug misuse was cited as the top concern among New Hampshire voters. What remedies are the Democratic primary contenders…
In the 1950s, 'coming out' meant quietly acknowledging one's sexual orientation. Today, the term is used by…
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The Trump administration has proposed a new category that they say will save US$200 million in terminated benefits.
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A new Human Rights Watch report finds many Salvadoran deportees are killed once home, often by the gangs they fled. Rampant…
Immigrants from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania constitute less than 1% of terrorism cases in…
President Trump's impeachment defense that the will of the president is no different from the will of the state and…
It's easy to perceive a political opponent as being uncivil – and that opens the door for an uncivil reply as well.
The self-references and superlatives used by President Trump made his State of the Union much more excessive linguistically…
The conflict between Iran and the US has gone on for decades. A scholar of social movements in Iran asks why the US has…
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Around the world, elections are under attack. U.S. officials could learn from other countries about how to ensure everyone's…