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Police officers push back demonstrators as they protest against President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on January 20th, 2017.

Social Justice

Jury Appears Deadlocked on Fate of Trump Inauguration Protesters

A Washington, D.C., jury appears deadlocked in the cases of three people facing felony charges for destruction of property during protests on President Donald Trump's inauguration day.

Kate Wheeling

Colin Kaepernick and Eli Harold of the San Francisco 49ers kneel for the national anthem at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on December 4th, 2016.

Social Justice

How I Said Goodbye to the NFL

It finally got too hard for me to separate the sport from the league's flaws—especially its glaring refusal to countenance protest.

Hanif Abdurraqib

President Donald Trump, pictured here on May 26th, 2018.

Economics

Trump’s Trade War Would Be Very Bad for Many Americans

Here's what the U.S. stands to lose in a trade war.

Dwyer Gunn

Social Justice

Felony Charges Against Seven Anti-Trump Protesters Are Dismissed

On Thursday, chastened prosecutors dropped felony charges that seven anti-Trump protesters were facing for their involvement in the #DisruptJ20 march on Inauguration Day 2017.

Jack Denton

An American family saying pre-Thanksgiving grace, circa 1955.

News in Brief

Political Polarization Shortened Thanksgiving Dinners

New research finds that, after Trump's election, holiday gatherings with relatives who voted for the other party were often abbreviated.

Tom Jacobs

Two women rest in a shelter for Hurricane Maria victims in in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on December 25th, 2017.

News in Brief

The Real Cost of Trump’s Negligence in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria is officially the deadliest storm in modern U.S. history—yet it received just a fraction of the aid given to Houston.

Jared Keller

News in Brief

‘Right to Try’ Law Will Give Terminally Ill Patients Access to Experimental Drugs

The bill will allow terminally ill patients to request experimental drugs that the FDA has not yet approved.

Rebecca Worby

Roseanne Barr Visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 30th, 2018, in New York.

Social Justice

Roseanne Doesn’t Have Trump’s Teflon

Her top-rated show was suddenly canceled after her racist tweet. A historian evaluates the deeper meaning of the decision.

Tom Jacobs

President Donald Trump speaks during a Greek Independence Day celebration in the East Room of the White House

Social Justice

Another Reason to Not Call People ‘Animals’

New research suggests those who internalize the insult are more likely to act in unethical ways.

Tom Jacobs

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Make America Great Again Rally on March 10th, 2018, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

Social Justice

Church and State: Is the Trump Administration Giving Religion an Outsized Role in Public Policy?

Based on recent actions by the president, it appears Trump's idea of creating opportunities for religious values in America involves turning religion into an arm of the state.

Chayenne Polimédio