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The U.S. Soccer Federation says “market realities” explain the pay gap. Others say it’s institutionalized sexism.
The Glen McLaughlin Collection brings together more than 700 historical examples of ‘California as an island’.
Less than 50 percent of Americans say they’re “extremely proud” to be American.
There’s more than one kind of wall that we can build. Building the right kind of wall might even be good for the U.S.
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In April, the U.S. generated more electricity from renewables — hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass — than coal.
Changing people’s minds isn’t how we end polarization. Tolerance is the gateway to peaceful coexistence.
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Conservative journalist Andy Ngo was attacked during marches in Portland on June 29.
The drones are nearly silent and are able to identify and track enemy soldiers.
Some of the world’s most prestigious universities aren’t in America.
A universal basic income is just one of Andrew Yang’s ideas to update capitalism for the 21st century.
From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.
At one point, America needed to be called a Judeo-Christian nation. Now, with growing populations of Muslims, Evangelicals, Sikhs, Atheists, and other faiths, what should America call itself next?
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A large new study uses an online game to inoculate people against fake news.
Bernie Sanders reveals an even bigger plan than Elizabeth Warren, but does it go too far?
How much bravery can and should we expect from police officers?
Jonathan Zimmerman explains why teachers should invite, not censor, tough classroom debates.
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Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you’ve never heard of.
A loophole signed into law during the Bush administration has been fiendishly tough to close.
Andrew Yang argues that the Alaska Permanent Fund shows the path to implementing a nationwide universal basic income.
What are the plans, and are they enough?
Country music deserves better cultural ambassadors.
“I share this honor with ancestors and teachers who inspired in me a love of poetry,” the 68-year-old poet said.
The Flynn effect shows people have gotten smarter, but some research claims those IQ gains are regressing. Can both be right?
A recent study used data from the Big Five personality to estimate psychopathy prevalence in the 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C.
The ‘People Map of the United States’ zooms in on America’s obsession with celebrity
The war machine needs fuel, perhaps so much as to make protecting oil redundant.
Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.
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A majority both disapproves of him and think’s he’ll win next year. What gives?
Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.
A sobering look at the prospects for kids not wealthy enough to fail upward.