Library of Congress Archives

Three big questions about nuclear weapons

Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 14, 2024

How worried should we be?

Political violence has a long, tragic history in the U.S.

Andrew Rudalevige - July 14, 2024

Joe Biden said political violence in America is “unheard of.” If only.

What the clean energy boom means for fossil fuel communities

Jeremy Wallace, Dustin Tingley, and Alexander F. Gazmararian - November 21, 2023

'Uncertain Futures' reveals what makes policies and promises attractive to those upturned by a greener economy.

Sotomayor said people of color feel pressure to prove themselves every day. She’s right, our research finds.

Susan Haire, Robert K. Christensen, Laura Moyer, and John Szmer - October 26, 2021

When women or people of color write majority appeals court opinions, they ground their reasoning more thoroughly in precedent.

On Labor Day, we remember the Black women who helped win labor rights

Danielle Phillips-Cunningham - September 2, 2021

100 years ago, Nannie Helen Burroughs launched the National Association of Wage Earners — part of her effort to integrate comprehensive labor reform into the movement for voting rights.

Trump attacked the Supreme Court again. Here are 4 things to know.

Paul Collins and Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha - February 26, 2020

Previous presidents treated the court quite differently — even when they attacked its decisions.

Congress has a record number of mothers with children at home. This is why it matters.

Lisa Bryant and Marin Hellwege - February 15, 2019

On Thursday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Rosa L.

For women’s equality day, here’s the key question: Was women’s suffrage a failure?

Kevin Corder and Christina Wolbrecht - August 26, 2017

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Republican leaders in Congress want to move fast. That’s risky.

Jonathan Lewallen - January 24, 2017

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The Iran nuclear deal is actually far from over

Amy Nelson - December 5, 2015

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