Global estimates of modern-day slavery by the United Nations reveal improving methods for calculating the data.
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women in Iran have been forced to accept second-class citizenship, as Shiite religious…
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ahead in the polls. But will his authoritarian rival, incumbent President…
Russian government media are frequently criticized as being blatant propaganda. How do US government media measure up?
President Biden denounces white nationalism as once-democratic countries around the world are threatened by increasing political…
A department rule advises federal law enforcement officials to refrain from making public comments about ongoing investigations…
A new study shows what it would mean for Europe and China, and why the US might not be too excited about the idea.
In the civil rights era, ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’ were more than just a political stunt. They were part of a systematic…
Worrying about how many people believe false ideas misses the real danger – that people are influenced by them whether…
States taking the strictest stands against abortion tend to have among the worst statistics in the nation on child and family…
The United States came in 41st worldwide on the UN’s 2022 sustainable development index, down nine spots from last year.…
The balance of US political power is at stake in the 2022 midterm elections. Voters have several ways to cast their ballots…
The world changed a great deal in the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Her son’s legacy may be determined by…
Arizona has been a reliable vote for GOP candidates for the past 70 years. But the 2020 election of Democrat Joe Biden underscores…
A nuclear nonproliferation expert explains why Iran was always unlikely to return to the 2015 international agreement that…
303 Creative v. Elenis gives SCOTUS another chance to set precedent about what happens when First Amendment freedoms come…
Displays of captured Russian weaponry aim to show the strength of the foe Ukrainians face, but also that victory is possible.
Thousands gathered to express their collective identity and desire to preserve the nation’s political and religious heritage…
Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91 on Aug. 30, 2022. A historian of the Soviet era assesses his impact and the consequences of…
There’s an unexpected beneficiary of Russia’s war on Ukraine.