How Florida's Schools Are Welcoming Puerto Ricans
School districts are taking in hundreds of students and hiring teachers as they flee the damage of Hurricane Maria.
New Storms Set Back Relief Efforts on Puerto Rico
Fresh rain fell on saturated soil Wednesday, elevating the threat of landslides and slowing efforts to distribute relief.
When 20,000 American Nazis Descended Upon New York City
A filmmaker highlights historic footage, some of which has never been seen before.
Photos of California's Destructive Wildfires
Powerful winds drove more than a dozen wildfires across several counties in California on Monday, burning more than 100,000 acres, destroying 1,500 homes, and reportedly killing 11 people.
Why Colleges Are Borrowing Billions
Higher-education institutions are overspending on renovations and new facilities that they hope will boost enrollment, but experts say this plan could lead to financial crisis.
Republican Senators Want No Part of Trump-Corker Feud
Senator Bob Corker drew little support from his party a day after unloading on the president. But neither did the commander-in-chief.
Trump’s EPA Repeals a Landmark Obama Climate Rule
The most aggressive dismantling of the former president’s environmental rules yet
American Kakistocracy
There’s a case to be made that the United States is governed by the least scrupulous of its citizens.
Trump Reverses Obama Rule on Birth Control
In two rules released Friday, the White House rolls back some of the ACA’s key requirements for employers to cover birth control.
Toby Keith in Trump’s America
Talking politics with country music's bawdy, boozy star
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey Spur the First Employment Decline in 7 Years
The U.S. labor market lost 33,000 jobs in September.
The ACLU Should Keep Representing Deplorables
An uncompromising, universalist commitment to protecting civil rights is the best way to safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable to abuse and injustice.
The Language of White Supremacy
Narrow definitions of the term actually help continue the work of the architects of the post–Jim Crow racial hierarchy.
The Powerful Forces That Fight for American Fraternities
Greek organizations often wield powerful political connections and financial support in battles over their misbehavior.
Learning While Homeless
In California, an alarming number of students are forced to balance school with the struggle of lacking a stable home.
The Department of Justice Takes a Stand Against Transgender Rights in the Workplace
A new memo rescinds an Obama-era policy on gender-identity discrimination, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court fight.
Baseball’s Wild Cards Are the Perfect Postseason Prologue
The exhilarating MLB play-in games break with the drowsiness of the regular season in the feverish lead-up to the World Series.
America's Political Divide Intensified During Trump's First Year as President
Republicans and Democrats have grown further apart in their political views during the first year of the administration, the Pew Research Center finds.
America's Child-Poverty Rate Has Hit a Record Low
It fell thanks to government policies, not the expansion of the economy, researchers found.
American History, Marked and Unmarked
A collection of photographs shows that reckoning with the past remains as urgent as ever.