Imagining Russia post-Putin
Stepping back from the current crisis in US-Russia relations, a Soviet expert asks: what's in store for Russia in the…
August 2, 2017
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Politics
Facing the threat from North Korea: 5 essential reads
Refresh your knowledge on the origins of North Korea's nuclear threat and the options world leaders have to deal with…
August 1, 2017
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Are State Department cuts a major setback for genocide prevention?
Some worry the US is losing its global moral authority under the Trump administration. But a close look at history reveals…
July 31, 2017
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Reviving the war on drugs will further harm police-community relations
When police coax information from low-level offenders with threats of harsh sentencing, it breeds distrust in the community…
July 27, 2017
659
George Romero's zombies will make Americans reflect on racial violence long after his death
Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ and ‘Dawn of the Dead’ will be remembered among the first films to use horror…
July 26, 2017
649
Kris Kobach and Kansas' SAFE Act
As Kansas' secretary of state, Kobach drafted the nation's most restrictive voter ID law.
July 26, 2017
622
100 years ago African-Americans marched down 5th Avenue to declare that black lives matter
Thousands marched in silence against racial violence after a riot left hundreds of blacks dead and thousands homeless. The…
July 25, 2017
638
Senate GOP advances a health care bill. Now what?
Mitch McConnell gets a win, and the Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare will be debated in the Senate.
July 25, 2017
661
Hong Kong's democratic struggle and the rise of Chinese authoritarianism
Hong Kong’s autonomy and democratic political system are under threat, and pro-democracy advocates are once again ready…
July 24, 2017
597
Venezuela's getting a new constitution whether the people want it or not
The authoritarian regime is pushing ahead despite widespread objections. A peaceful resolution is far from sight.
July 23, 2017
579
Mitch McConnell, the president's man in the Senate
Why would McConnell push a vote to repeal Obamacare when he knows it won't pass? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
July 23, 2017
675
The Supreme Court made it harder for states to ban sex offenders from social media. Here’s why
The court ruled unanimously that access to social media is an essential right.
July 20, 2017
569
Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?
Presidents past have used this nearly limitless power to halt criminal prosecutions before. What's to stop Trump?
July 19, 2017
600
Dunkirk survivors’ terror didn’t end when they were rescued
Moviegoers get a hint of why Dunkirk stayed with those who lived through it, but an online archive of survivors' stories…
July 18, 2017
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Republicans fail on health care. Here's why the rest of Trump's agenda won't be 'so easy,' either
It turns out a unified government isn't enough to get bills passed.
July 18, 2017
587
Engaging Colombia's students may be key to long-term peace
Ending violence is only a first step. Research from Colombian universities sheds light on the role of education in peace-building.
July 17, 2017
782
Digital database captures voices from inside America's prisons
Those on the receiving end of Jeff Sessions' 'tough on crime' policies are speaking out from behind bars.
July 16, 2017
622
Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America
Research shows how politics can easily halt reforms that require time to take effect.
July 16, 2017
608
Why some are applauding Donald Trump Jr.'s 'win at all costs' attitude
Yes, American politics is getting uglier. Here's why.
July 13, 2017
727
America's public housing crisis may worsen with Trump budget
Since the 1990s, the supply of deeply subsidized housing has decreased as the US population and need for housing have increased.…
July 12, 2017
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