In March 2018, hundreds of thousands of young people walked out of school and marched on their local statehouses and on the U.S. Capitol in…
Starting with the Nixon administration in the early 1970s, and gaining steam throughout the next decade, the prevailing view on criminal…
The United States is a nation of immigrants. For centuries, waves of migrants and refugees have arrived in America seeking economic…
Nearly 61 million Americans have a disability, making the group the country’s largest minority. Individuals with disabilities cut across…
As Yogi Berra once said, “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” Nothing could be truer when it comes to money in American politics. In the…
After more than a century of expanding the voting rights of previously disenfranchised groups, the American electoral system today is…
“I want to be remembered as a woman … who dared to be a catalyst of change.”
- Shirley Chisholm
In 1972, Shirley Chisholm made history as…
Trade has made the world. Still, trade remains an elusive and profoundly difficult area for philosophical thought. This novel account of…
Why do some state-led mass killings end quickly while others endure for over a decade? And why do some states murder millions of…