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America
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Among Top Killers of Americans, Guns Are the Least Researched
Quantifying the government’s reluctance to fund science studying guns. By Francie Diep (Photo: ARTS_fox1fire/Flickr) If something was causing…
Democracy: A Contested American Value
There is a difference worth discussing between America’s and Americans’ understandings of democracy. By Chayenne Polimedio Demonstrators fill…
How Did the First People Populate North America?
The usual story is that they traveled south through a gap between two glaciers. But a new study…
We Need Better Labor Force Participation Among Low-Income Americans
A new report highlights why increasing labor force participation among the poor may be harder than it sounds.…
A Future History of the United States
In 'The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry,' Ned and Constance Sublette offer a radical re-interpretation of American history. It’s brutal and uncompromising, and, for better or worse, it’s how we should understand the country.
Inequality in American Cities Is on the Rise
A new report finds that falling wages for low-income earners is driving rising inequality in America's cities and metropolitan areas.
What’s Eating White America?
Why has the mortality rate among middle-aged white men jumped drastically over the past 15 years?
The American Diner at Age 143
The definitions and décor may change, but the diner remains our home, even when we've forgotten where home is.