Why are America's elite universities censoring themselves on China?

The prospect of a Democratic wave in the midterm elections this fall recalls the moment, nearly 50 years ago, when a group of young, liberal lawmakers swept into Congress on a mission to overturn the status quo. What can today's Democrats learn from the historic class of 1974?

As the ACLU has transformed itself from a nonpartisan protector of civil liberties into one of Donald Trump’s most bitter political foes, it’s been forced to grapple with fundamental questions about its role in American society.

Thousands of Africans have fled to Israel, seeking asylum from repressive regimes. Instead of offering safe harbor, the government has done everything it can to force them out, including secretly funneling them into the hands of human traffickers. What does it mean when there’s no safety in the land of last refuge?

How one American city chose to tackle crime, combat racism, and reckon with the legacy of police brutality

To defend against extreme weather, U.S. cities must accept that survival means change—to the economy and also to the country's conception of itself.

Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump

Opposition to the president in Orange County has boosted hopes of a wave election this fall. But Democrats need more than anti-Trump anger to win.

How politics and culture in America look from Istanbul today

How a U.S. citizen captured on the battlefield with ISIS may finally force America to confront the legacy of 9/11

Capturing a lost era in Sanlé Sory’s studio portraits in Burkina Faso

How the NRA sells guns in America today

A coup in Zimbabwe brought down Robert Mugabe, a liberation hero who became a corrupt dictator. But can this mean the start of a real democratic era?

How Trump's business partnerships in India are creating conflicts of interest in the White House and corrupting the presidency

What happens when the president goes to war with his own spies?

How efforts to block refugees and asylum-seekers from Europe have only made the global migration crisis more complex and harrowing

There are no good old days to return to in U.S. politics. The truth about a post-Trump era.

How modern women navigate Iran’s theocracy

Donald Trump’s contempt for American political institutions is only the latest chapter in a history of opportunistic attacks against them. This has been happening for decades.

A group of small-town environmentalists wanted to stop a potentially toxic Costco chicken plant. How did they end up fighting alongside anti-Muslim xenophobes?