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9/11 Did Not Change The World – It Was Already On The Path To Decades Of Conflict
The September 11 attacks in New York and Washington were visceral in their impact. In less than three…
Afghanistan: The Graveyard Of Empires
As the United States and its NATO allies accelerate their final withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban have retaken swathes…
As Afghanistan falls, what does it mean for the Middle East?
In the 19th century, the phrase “The Great Game” was used to describe competition for power and influence…
The city as an emergent life form, with architecture as the skeleton and roads as veins
While comparing cities to living things perhaps isn’t as novel in 2021 as it was when Organism was first released…
NATO Defense Expenditure
World leaders are descending on Brussels for the first in-person NATO summit since the start of the pandemic.…
G7 Showed That Post-Trump, The World Has Shifted
What a difference a year makes in international diplomacy. A year ago, then-US President Donald Trump was obliged…
Support for Marijuana Reaches New High
Dating back to 1971, when five high school students in San Rafael, California, met up at 4:20 pm…
Press-Shy Presidents?
U.S. President Joe Biden is giving his first press conference today after 64 days in office. While the…
How Many Mass Shootings Does the U.S. Experience?
The horrific shooting at a Colorado supermarket, which left ten dead on Monday, is the second major lone…
What’s In The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package?
President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package cleared its final hurdle in Congress on Wednesday despite no Republicans voting…
How 18 Million Americans Could Move Into Rural Areas – Without Leaving Home
About 46 million Americans – 14% of the nation’s inhabitants – are currently classified as living in rural…
Relief or stimulus: What’s the difference, and what it means for Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus package
The Biden administration and Congress are fast-tracking a US$1.9 trillion coronavirus package that includes aid for states, cities,…
Texas Struggles Amid Crippling Blackouts
A deadly winter storm has led to an unprecedented level of snowfall and record-breaking low temperatures that have…
Eurasia Group Publishes Top Risks For 2021
As we begin 2021, the United States is the most powerful, politically divided, and economically unequal of the…
Climate-Friendly Transportation In U.S. Cities
A new index on carbon-friendly transportation shows which U.S. cities are leading the fight on reducing emissions and fostering clean…
Joe Biden Sends A Clear Message To The Watching World – America’s Back
Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire destroying everything in its path Two weeks after the storming…
Unity Is Impossible Without Accountability
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. took the oath of office shortly before noon Eastern time on Wednesday, and…
Why Do Presidential Inaugurations Matter?
As one president’s term ends and another begins, there is a ceremony. Its importance is one of symbolism…
The age of Trump is over. Now the US must tackle its polarisation
In the past 20 years, hostility – fermented in a dislike and distrust of different groups – has…
This Is America
We’re not asking you to shoot them like you shoot us, we’re asking you to NOT shoot us…
Nearly Half of Republicans Approve of Capitol Riot
The U.S. Capitol building was stormed by an angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6. Overall, five people died as a…
Domestic Terrorism: A More Urgent Threat, But Weaker Laws
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‘Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again’ – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol
Editor’s note: Ore Koren is a scholar of civil conflict and political violence. Before the November 2020 election,…
The Psychology Of Fairness: Why Some Americans Don’t Believe The Election Results
The electoral votes have confirmed Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election. The presidential electors gave…
Rediscovering Chicago’s Rich History And What We Can Learn From It Today
Chicago is a city with a long and storied history, stretching back centuries and steeping the place in…
Bills, Debts Top Uses For Stimulus Checks
Another round of checks are set to be distributed to Americans soon, as a new $900 billion stimulus…
Which Group Of People In The US Are Most Hesitant To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine is finally entering the arms of the first Americans after less than a year of research and…
Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” Grows More Diverse
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named Time’s “Person of the Year” in 2020, making Harris the first U.S. woman…
Why The United States Is In For Another Recession
It may seem quite extreme to mention a recession as the markets are continuing to rise, but there…
5 Ways To Improve Emergency Preparedness For Next Time
A new analysis of the United States government’s response to COVID-19 highlights myriad problems with its emergency preparedness…
U.S. Cities And States With The Best Economies
The U.S., as is the case with the rest of the world, is in a challenging situation right…
States Moving Toward Clean Energy
The U.S. officially removed themselves from the Paris Agreement on Nov. 4, an international coalition aimed at strengthening the global…
Red State, Blue State: How Colors Took Sides In Politics
When Americans hear some pundits projecting a “blue wave,” they understand that this is a prediction of a…
Six Charts That Reveal America’s Deep Divides
The 2020 race to the White House has been the most divisive for a generation. The campaign has…
Biden Wins – Experts On What It Means For Race Relations, US Foreign Policy And The Supreme Court
The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting…
US Elections 2020: Congress Could Select The President In A Disputed Election
President Donald Trump’s campaign is challenging results of battleground states with lawsuits, hoping to litigate its way to…
How Every U.S. State Has Voted Since 1976
As Americans go to cast their votes, considerable uncertainty remains about which candidate will be elected president. However,…
For Donald Trump, His Defeat Will Be Fake News
Trump threatened to deny his defeat and challenged the ballot box because it probably won’t accommodate his desires.…
Who Invented The Electoral College?
The delegates in Philadelphia agreed, in the summer of 1787, that the new country they were creating would…
What It’s Like To Lose A Presidential Election
The American public may not find out who wins the presidential election on Nov. 3 or Nov. 4…
How The Electoral Votes Are Distributed
The result of the U.S. election hangs not on the total number of votes received by each candidate, but rather…
Everything You Need To Know About The US Election
Nov. 3, 2020, is election day in the United States, and Americans across the country have already started…
Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis: What Lies Ahead Could Include A Constitutional Crisis Over Succession
Since Donald Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment on Oct. 2,…
Why You Must Learn The Laws Of The State You Are Visiting
When visiting a new state, you need to familiarize yourself with rules and regulations specific to that state.…
The US Economy Is Reliant On Consumer Spending – Can It Survive A Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically affected the American economy, reducing spending by American households on materials goods, air…
New Report Gives Covid-19 Testing Strategies To Help America’s Communities Open Safely
A new, first-of-its kind report provides a framework for public health officials and community leaders in schools, businesses…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forged A New Place For Women In The Law And Society
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has generated an outpouring of grief around the globe. Part of this grief…
Widespread Lack Of Holocaust Knowledge In The U.S.
A new survey has uncovered shocking levels of unawareness among young U.S. adults about the Holocaust. The research was carried out…
How Influential Are Economic Policies On The US Presidential Election Odds?
The US election is heating up with incumbent Donald Trump fighting to ‘win four more years’ against Democratic…
America’s Best-Selling Electric Cars In The First Half Of 2020
Tesla is still unsurprisingly the dominant force in America’s electric vehicle market and its Model 3 was the…