In his new book, Quaker thinker J. Brent Bill explores how spirituality and social change intermingle from climate change to racial justice.
A controversial study claimed Tyrannosaurus rex was three different species. This week, members of the scientific community pushed back hard.
The 75th anniversary of the partition of India sheds light on those who fled for their lives and have never been able to return home since.
Many Americans are tuning out news, saying it leaves them feeling depressed. But there is a way to do news that shows hope, agency, and dignity.
Talk about tough issues like climate change, abortion, or gun laws often turns apocalyptic. Here’s why we might want to reconsider that approach.
Reports of an assassination attempt against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh show the need to overcome hate and anger in politics.
In a play debuting this weekend, great thinkers from American history come together to show how the nation can overcome political polarization.
Is America is a political prize to be fought over? Or rather, is America an idea to be fought for? Lucy Harper asks Americans to consider the latter.
Like Sandy Hook and Parkland, Uvalde is a sign of something broken that must be fixed. It’s time to stop making excuses and see that solutions exist.
A new U.S. government investigation finds that a lack of trust and honesty in Afghanistan created a situation ripe for the Taliban.
When white-collar workers are increasingly untethered to the office, cities need to be more than skyscrapers. They need to be livable.
Sri Lanka is facing its most dire economic crisis since independence. The government focused too much on identity politics, not sound policy.
The draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade underlines the challenge of balancing rights and still finding unity.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts offered an emotional farewell to Justice Stephen Breyer, and offered the nation a glimpse of its best self.
After a judge struck down the federal mask mandate on public transportation, how Americans respond offers a glimpse at the health of their democracy.
Finland survived the Cold War by allowing Soviet meddling. But the Ukraine war has stiffened its resolve to defend freedom – and perhaps join NATO.
Each time Fahad Shah would make bail, he would be immediately rearrested on a new charge. Now, he's in jail under under “preventive detention."
Thursday saw two major scientific discoveries, if confirmed: Dinosaur fossils from the day an asteroid hit Earth, and the oldest galaxy ever seen.