"We are taking on the belief that money is to blame for all that ails American politics. The reality is very different. Money does not buy elections..."

"What went wrong? The answer is: Almost everything went wrong, and almost everything that did go wrong had been foretold."

We tend to interpret "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence to mean individual equality. That's not right, says historian Jack Rakove.

For decades, the FBI kept tabs Black writers, artists, and activists, with agents reading their work closely and even creating their own misleading works.

A new report finds that, in 20 of the biggest cities in the United States, police use-of-force policies don't meet international human rights standards.

A new report finds that, in 20 of the biggest cities in the United States, police use-of-force policies don't meet international human rights standards.

"Solutions [to systemic racism] that seem simple are the ones that get the attention. But those easy fixes are also what's comfortable for the institution..."

Have policies aimed at avoiding COVID-19 infections worked? "I don't think any human endeavor has ever saved so many lives in such a short period of time."

"The fate of democracy has always depended on the balance of power between those who rule and those who are ruled."

A new study highlights "direct, data-driven evidence that the timing of interventions has a substantial impact on how long an outbreak lasts..."