Clear these voting barriers
A new book exposes the hidden anti-democratic features in the U.S. voting system
Trump rally shows it's all about him
The rally may have been for a struggling Republican candidate, but Trump soaked up all the limelight
Voter suppression a threat to midterms
A 2013 Supreme Court decision hamstringing the Voting Rights Act continues to have fallout
Anatomy of a resistance
We had a goal of ending U.S. complicity with apartheid in South Africa. Here's why it worked in the '80s
Banning child marriage in America
Kentucky's bill had to change to accommodate religious concerns. A similar bill is dying in Tennessee. Here's why
The hidden threat of teacher stress
Nearly half of all teachers report experiencing a lot of daily stress
"SNL" Mueller can't commit to collusion
"So that's it, he's just going to be president?"
A longshot race
The Tennessean says he's not running against the president; he's just running
A mass extinction caused by Trump?
The warning signs are there, cautions "How Democracies Die" co-author Steven Levitsky
Trump's most terrifying temper tantrum
Trump’s authoritarian impulse is alive and well, according to his recent enthusiasm to expand the death penalty
What we found in Trump’s drained swamp
For the first time, political appointee and federal financial disclosure information is publicly searchable
Analyze and present data like a pro
It's easier than you may think
Trump and Kim: A breakthrough?
Trump said yes to Kim Jong Un — and threw the foreign policy elite into turmoil. It might be his only good idea
A progressive goes to Rhode Island
Aaron Regunberg sees his candidacy as a challenge to corporate control over Rhode Island politics
The Steven Pinker problem
Pinker is currently touring his new book "Enlightenment Now"
How encrypted phones secure your identit
As recently as 2012, the FBI recommended the public protect their smartphones’ data by encrypting it
Wall Street is bearish on Trump (again)
Trump and his Wall Street coevals are like a bad Taylor Swift romance — and they called it off again last night
Reading between the periods
And you thought it just indicated the end of a sentence . . .
Bannon: "Let them call you racists"
The former White House adviser told the crowd to wear it “as a badge of honor”
Will #MeToo impact Bill Cosby's retrial?
Defense says yes, experience says it probably won't
Trump’s military parade date set: report
The parade will reportedly include aircrafts and period uniforms--but no tanks
Tom Waits' gothic, melodic freak show
"When Tom wants to conjure a mood that’s when he reaches for his boo bams"
Why diverse TV is important
Television continues to be the main source of media consumption for kids