How Jesse Jackson set the stage for Bernie Sanders and today’s progressives
Bernie Sanders, then the mayor of Burlington, greets Jesse Jackson backstage at a 1988 Vermont rally where he endorsed Jackson's presidential bid.AP Photo/Toby TalbotJesse Jackson’s two campaign...
Bert Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper
Plugging in costs more these days.Devonyu/iStock / Getty Images PlusAmerican families are feeling the pinch of rising electricity prices. In the past five years alone, the generation portion of the st...
Noah Dormady, Associate Professor of Public Policy, The Ohio State University
When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years
Minneapolis residents mobilized to protest against ICE and to support immigrant members of their community.Fibonacci Blue/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BYThe Trump administration announced on Feb. ...
Nicole L. Novak, Research Assistant Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa
Florida’s immigrant entrepreneurs are creating jobs and prosperity in their communities
Founded in 1988, Mary's Cafe & Coin Laundry in Miami, Fla., has been owned by three generations …
Your gut microbes can be anti-aging – scientists are uncovering how to keep your microbiome youthful…
A diet high in fiber can diversify your gut microbiome – and potentially improve your health a…
From Gettysburg to Minneapolis: How the American Civil War continues to shape how we understand cont…
Protesters clash with law enforcement after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti on Jan. 24, 2…
TrumpRx, Trump Kennedy Center, Trump National Parks passes − government free speech allows the presi…
Donald Trump's name has been added to the Kennedy Center, but the institution's name change is not y…
I asked students whether they’d want to be teachers? They quickly responded, ‘Why would I?’
Teachers are often expected to juggle many competing responsibilities, fueling a sense of burnout. w…
Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile…
The latest rounds of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran are going well enough for now, accordin…
Revisiting the story of Clementine Barnabet, a Black woman blamed for serial murders in the Jim Crow…
A grainy photograph of Clementine Barnabet.A 1912 edition of The Atlanta Constitution newspaper via …