Joe Biden may be only the country’s second Catholic president, but a long line of U.S. leaders have met with popes over…
A scholar from Afghanistan outlines what more than $150 billion in assistance did and didn’t accomplish in two decades…
The world isn’t on track to avoid dangerous climate change, and this year’s climate conference, COP26, is crucial, a…
As young children learn about politics and political figures, they internalize the idea that politics is a man’s world,…
More than 600,000 Brazilians have died of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. A new report says the policies of…
A scholar of African American studies explores how the former secretary of state, who died at 84, dealt with what WEB DuBois…
Is it possible to find an unbiased juror in the age of ubiquitous social media and internet use? That’s the question for…
Despite a ‘major breach of trust,’ the recent spat between France and the US corresponds to a long cycle of conflict…
Americans tend to think of diversity in demographic terms, but it has a qualitative element to it that reflects a fundamental…
The relationships that people form with others outside of their homes can translate into crucial help in a disaster. But…
A series of Supreme Court cases based on racist language and reasoning still govern the lives of 4 million Americans.
By the time slavery ended, over 1 million enslaved people had been forcibly moved in the domestic slave trade across state…
Americans’ collective memory of school desegregation involves crowds of screaming white protesters. But less well known…
The big case is about abortion, but there are other very important issues before the Supreme Court – including gun rights…
Congress is working on a spending bill to avert another government shutdown. Scholars explain what’s in store if they…
Few people embody the contradictions of U.S. history like the author of the Star Spangled Banner, someone who denounced…
The Supreme Court is a leading player in enacting policy in the US. But it has no army to enforce its decisions; its authority…
Months of bipartisan talks in Congress aimed at reaching consensus over policing reforms have ended with no agreement. Two…
A scholar who has visited Guantanamo 11 times to observe legal proceedings in the 9/11 terrorism case explains why the conflict…
Despite efforts to prevent militant groups from getting weapons, they often get their hands on U.S. equipment and use it…