Workers confront COVID safety violations
A growing number of workers are resisting what they feel are unsafe, unhealthy conditions
Why Whitlock was fired: Part Two
Part Two: Why this man lost his top Pentagon civilian job
Do "fashion masks" really work?
As facemasks become fashion accessories, scientists say there are ways to tell if yours is truly effective
Conservatives groups win with Barrett
A lot of interests want to influence the cases that come before the Supreme Court and how they’re decided
Larry Bartels on Trump's age of unreason
Author of "Unequal Democracy" on the elite "folk theories" of politics — and how Trump has exposed them as false
DOJ has no authority over vote counts
Bill Barr and the DOJ cannot reject or seize ballots, or interrupt the locally run election process
The importance of the "I Voted" stickers
They're fun to receive, share and compare. But do the simple stickers actually make a difference in voter turnout?
Why Tom Steyer is over the free market
In an interview with Salon, Steyer defended Biden's climate plan, saying there's "no such thing as a free market"
Expect to see a lot of McConnell in 2021
Whether November 3 brings a major blue wave or Republicans defy the polls, we'll be seeing a lot of McConnell
The U.S. breaks COVID infection record
77,640 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday
What do "phases" of a vaccine mean?
What is a Phase III trial? A Phase II? We asked experts to decode these suddenly-common news terms
Trump & Biden clash on pandemic response
In stark contrast to the first debate, there was more policy talk
What happened to the Voting Rights Act?
Voter suppression is wreaking havoc on our electoral process
Reframing America’s role in the world
The specter of isolationism
Judge Barrett and the Second Amendment
Barrett claims she's looking for the original meaning of the text — so let's read that 27-word text, shall we?
Trump, Biden spar over energy industry
Trump emphasized economic priorities while Biden advocated for alternate means of energy besides oil and gas
Sending Trump to Hell
Dante Alighieri has words for Donald J. Trump from the other side of death
Raising a Black son in a white world
Is my job as his mother to make him feel better or tell him the truth? Neither path is ideal
VA secretary headlines GOP fundraiser
Though legal, campaigning by cabinet secretaries is a departure from historical norms
How to make chewy and crispy cookies
It took Fields two and a half years to get her chocolate chip cookie recipe "just right." Here's how she did it
Add apple to all of your fall cookies
The combination of seasonal ingredients, warm spices and cranberries taste like a warm hug a crisp autumn day
Why Warren Whitlock was fired
A white Trump appointee was determined to take down Warren Whitlock, who was leading the Army’s diversity efforts
Pelosi's unfiltered "American Selfie"
In her new Showtime film, the documentarian captures a nation divided and distracted by tech-enable narcissism
Biden schools Trump on environment
Trump focused on the health of people's and industries' finances instead of the safety of vulnerable communities