politics

Despite itself, this collection of awful cartography may just make a few useful observations.

Just because you disagree with something doesn’t mean that it isn’t true for someone else.

Luxembourg will offer the world’s first fare-free public transit system, but is there really such a thing as a free ride?

Opinion ruined journalism and Facebook killed truth—but there’s a way to make it right.

America treats the world like a board game. That’s a problem.

The Great White North has found a way to provide universal healthcare with more salubrious results and trimmed national costs. Take notes, America.

The year was fraught to say the least. Riots in the streets, engagement abroad in a long-fought war, and an encroaching sense that the fabric that knits us together is […]

The Nazis actively searched for Atlantis, seeing it as important to their mythology.

These seven presidents had a window into the future—or were really good guessers.

Bishop Jahwar saw first-hand that prison often doesn’t work as intended.

Then again, maybe the study is fake news too.

New research links urban planning and political polarization.

A guide to making difficult conversations possible—and peaceful—in an increasingly polarized nation.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration likely violated the reporter’s Fifth Amendment rights when it stripped his press credentials earlier this month.

The 116th Congress is set to break records in term of diversity among its lawmakers, though those changes are coming almost entirely from Democrats.

Sure we know it would be bad, but what do all of these scary numbers really mean?

Millions of Americans didn’t vote during the midterms — excuses there are many. Some are valid.

Military recruits are supposed to be assessed to see whether they’re fit for service. What happens when they’re not?

Progressive America would be half as big, but twice as populated as its conservative twin.

The lawsuit claims the administration violated the First Amendment when it revoked the press credentials of reporter Jim Acosta.

The bedrock of freedom? Denying the government the power of censorship.

You’d think we’d be over this fear by now.

In an extraordinary claim of presidential power, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday that will restrict asylum for migrants for 90 days.

Want to empower social change? Break bread, literally, with the so-called enemy.

New York Times reporter Melissa Chan outlined in a Twitter thread how authoritarian governments strategically destroy the reputations of journalists they dislike.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions imposed stricter guidelines on marijuana policy during his tenure. It’s still unclear where his replacement, Matthew Whitaker, stands on the issue.

On Tuesday, eight science-credentialed candidates were elected to the House of Representatives.

Activism 101: How to balance creativity and mission—and not burn out.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions often found himself at odds with the president during his nearly two-year tenure.