An unprecedented number of female military veterans ran as Democrats this year. Here’s why they were unusually successful. Rebecca Best and Jeremy Teigen - November 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80190" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Democrat Elaine Luria, a former Navy
In the 2018 midterms, many more people are running — and far more seats are contested — than we’ve seen for a generation. Rochelle Snyder and Barry Burden - October 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78990" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Amy McGrath, a former U.S. Marine
For Trump, it was a summer of tariffs and more tariffs. Here’s where things stand. Chad Bown - September 13, 2018 The Trump administration is reportedly now open to trade talks
Should Confederate monuments come down? Here’s what South Africa did after apartheid. Carolyn E. Holmes - August 21, 2018 Editors' note: Last night students at the University of North Carolina at
Do work requirements for federal assistance help people escape poverty? No. Here’s what really happens. Sanford Schram, Richard Fording, and Joe Soss - August 13, 2018 Last month, the Trump administration reopened its effort to allow
Breaking border laws is as American as it gets Peter Andreas - July 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75142" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Independence Day fireworks explode over the
The Equal Rights Amendment is one state from ratification. Now what? Robinson Woodward-Burns - June 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74733" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Activists from a variety of women’s
These are the four largest protests since Trump was inaugurated Kanisha Bond, Jenna Arnold, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - May 31, 2018 Editors’ note: This is the 15th installment in a monthly
Teachers’ unions may not raise pay — but they do bolster the Democratic Party Chris Baylor - May 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73541" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Thousands of teachers rally to demand
Nearly 4 million black voters are missing. This is why. Michael Herron, Javier Rodriguez, David Cottrell, and Daniel Smith - April 11, 2018 Blacks in the United States die younger and are jailed