Fees for everything from green cards to naturalization are not only common, but increasingly costly and mandatory.
A recent federal court ruling lets big telecom companies censor the internet in ways that boost their own profits – but…
From Santiago and La Paz to Beirut and Jakarta, many of the cities now gripped by protest share a common problem: They've…
The first day of public impeachment testimony was defined, in part, by strongly worded statements from Representatives Adam…
Norms are perceptions or beliefs about what we understand the rules for acceptable behavior to be. Trump's impeachment…
The Hyde Amendment bans federal abortion funding for most people.
On October 12, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for…
Trump's attempt to co-opt Ukraine's precarious position with Russia worsens existing divides inside Ukraine and…
Democrats and Republicans are speaking about impeachment with dramatically different language. The winner of this frame…
From the earliest days of democracy, thinkers have warned that letting the people rule could work out badly.
East Germans feel alienated and powerless. They see themselves as second-class citizens, while outsiders live high on what…
No written law or rule requires the senators to remain silent on the issues. But it's probably a good idea, and a promising…
When Vice President Spiro Agnew gave a speech in 1969 bashing the press, he fired some of the first shots in a culture war…
Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.
Emergency responders and military personnel need to think creatively – even imaginatively – to save lives under pressure.…
A task force has been assembled in the US Senate to fight anti-Semitism. A specialist in Jewish-American history says the…
Despite many attempts, the Kurds have never won and kept their own nation -- though, after World War I, they came close.
In a survey, 56% of Americans aged 14 to 24 said they knew little to nothing about the juvenile justice system.
Whistleblowers may stop bad behavior and protect others from harm.
'California is America fast-forward,' writes one scholar. Does that mean that the dystopian infernos that have consumed…