Advancements in computer technology are changing how Congress handles citizen communication, which affects how elected officials…
Sen. Warren said the filibuster stands in the way of gun reform. It does, and so much more.
Americans want government to serve them, but don't have confidence that it actually can.
Visual images of candidates in debates send subtle signals to viewers about who the front-runners are – and aren't.
A sociologist spent time as a volunteer firefighter – and learned more about how institutional culture can shape a person's…
Political leaders are ignoring dangerous threats to American national sovereignty, security and citizens' peace of mind.
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The volume of migration to the US from Mexico dropped 53% between 2003 and 2017.
A 19th-century volume contained a mystery for two historians who combined their knowledge to tell the story of the women…
Learning from what actually worked during the United Nations' infamously ineffective 1994 peacekeeping mission in Rwanda…
A recent survey in Indiana finds broad concern about climate change and support for addressing it in this red state, with…
When the organization of a social network impacts political discussion on a large scale, the consequences can be enormous.
For children born in the shadows of overseas US military bases to local women, their citizenship status has long been contested.
The Framers of the Constitution knew their history, and sought to learn from it – and only to repeat the parts they liked.
Dozens of countries and hundreds of firms and nonprofits are fed up with digital violence and are working toward greater…
Dissidents in Colombia's FARC guerrillas are threatening to renew armed struggle three years after signing a landmark…
Young, poor, single and a mother of two: This is the profile of most women in the US and Northern Ireland who seek financial…
The U.K. prime minister sought to suppress Parliamentary opponents, saying he – not they – represents the will of the…
With the opening of a synagogue in Dubai and warmer relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, some Arab states suddenly…
Jeffrey Epstein may be the current face of sex trafficking, but buying and selling youth for sex is a common practice in…