Ads from the 19th and 20th centuries shows how the industry has long tried to promote coal as clean and even healthy, despite…
Matthias Aspden was a wealthy Philadelphia businessman who remained faithful to Britain. As a result, he lost his home,…
A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for programs…
A Kentucky woman was arrested for ordering abortion meds online. Her case shows how bad policy can trap people just trying…
A new policy at Allegheny County Jail allows incarcerated people to earn money for their work. The goal is to improve conditions…
Is the US a democracy or a republic? That’s a misleading question, writes a historian of early America. The values of…
Donald Trump’s unilateral move to engage in military action against Iran isn’t unprecedented; Presidents Obama and Clinton…
Scholars have defined the elements of what qualifies as a concentration camp system. Based on those, ICE detention facilities…
Florida voters don’t like Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting plans, but it doesn’t tend to be a vote-determining issue.
Democracy cannot thrive, or even survive, when its leaders see themselves as godlike and divide citizens into believers…
The Supreme Court’s ruling that a Black-majority voting district in Louisiana is unconstitutional adds to a long and dismal…
First Choice, the crisis pregnancy center chain that brought the case, argued that merely issuing a subpoena can deter donors…
The Trump administration fired the entire board that oversees the National Science Foundation, raising an age-old question…
Geofencing warrants round up the location data of everyone in a specific place and time, whether or not they had any connection…
The conservative majority at the US Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a gerrymandering case that one liberal justice…
Measuring US weapons stockpiles sheds light on future constraints and what Russia and China may learn from the Iran war.
Stephen Girard’s silk stockings were repaired by multiple women in his household who made his enormous wealth possible.
Since voters live longer, casting a ballot may be seen as another healthy habit, like going for a run or eating lots of…
The moral dimension of political polarization in the US, where each side views the other as immoral, helps fuel attacks…
The NFL draft will bring increased demand and risks for trafficking. Here’s what Pittsburgh needs to know, from warning…