Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, made headlines recentlywhen she threatened to block President Joe Biden's cabinet nominationsuntil Asian Americans had more...
Ancient Stonehenge Faces Modern Problems With Plans For A Nearby Tunnel To Ease Traffic
The Stonehenge landscape, one of the most visited ancient sites in England,is in the spotlight as a possible solution to a modern problem. Couldtunneling through it help ease...
Looking Back In History To Help Inform And Improve Future Race Relations
Daily reports of disturbing racial incidents and what appear to bedeepening racial divisions within the country leave many looking foranswers. Special correspondent Charlayne...
Afghan Warlords And Militias Fill The Security Vacuum Left By A Weak
Central Government
Afghan security forces are strained to the limit and unable to stop rampantviolence fracturing the country, as fighting has intensified betweengovernment forces and the Taliban....
Targeted Assassinations Against Civil Society Create A Climate Of Fear In
Afghanistan
Afghanistan has suffered immeasurable loss for years on battlefields and inbombings, but a recent campaign of assassinations has shocked the country.Kabul's middle class...
Author Jia Tolentino On American Culture Through The Prism Of The Internet
The January pick for our “Now Read This” book club was a book of essaysexploring many aspects of American culture through the prism of theinternet and social media. At age 32,...
Civil Rights Pioneer Ruby Bridges On Activism In The Modern Era
In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student tointegrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. Shejoins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who...
Following The Way Of Love Through Divisions, Upheaval And Uncertainty
The Most Rev. Michael Curry is the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the U.S. His latest book "Love is the Way: Holding Onto Hope in Troubling Times," reveals how love...
Uneasy Peace Takes Hold In Contested Region Of Azerbaijan
Ethnic-Armenian forces last week handed over two regions to Azerbaijani control as part of Russia-brokered armistice that ended the six-week war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region....
Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe On Living In A World Created By Men
Megan Rapinoe is best known for her successful soccer career, leading the U.S. women's national team to two World Cup championships and an Olympic gold medal. She's also known for...
