New Jersey

The New Jersey senator officially entered the 2020 presidential race on Friday, February 1st, joining a growing field of Democratic contenders.

Governor Phil Murphy's swiftness in moving to protect New Jersey's shores from oil exploration is the result of plans by the Trump administration to expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and the Pacific.

In 1567, wealthy citizens who could afford to purchase tickets for England's first National Lottery were guaranteed indemnity from arrest for crimes (excepting murder, treason, piracy, and other felonies).

Jim Johnson has led a $4.6 billion budget as under secretary of the Treasury, helmed one of the country's biggest racial justice centers, and practiced law for one of the most esteemed firms in the U.S. Now he's running for governor of New Jersey. So why has nobody heard of him?

Children in 11 municipalities and two counties in New Jersey have higher levels of lead in their blood than children in Flint, Michigan.

The state's jury instructions—including a crash course in the psychology of memory—make jurors more skeptical of eyewitness testimony, but not more discerning.

The New Jersey governor is totally fine with making it harder for his constituents to vote.

What happened to the money after the New Jersey governor killed a new commuter rail tunnel five years ago?

To be successful, re-entry programs must work to facilitate more interaction between former inmates and potential role models in their new neighborhoods.

The New Jersey governor pledges to “tell it like it is,” but his fiscal record and rhetoric don’t line up.

A New Jersey jury just struck a blow against the dangerous way too many Americans think about homosexuality.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

The New Jersey governor is against legalization, but it's unclear why.

Notes from 20 years of adjunct politics.

Today’s blue-collar temp laborers face abuses similar to those of migrant farmworkers depicted in the iconic 1960 CBS documentary Harvest of Shame.

It may well be that leadership requires some unsavory arm-twisting and palm-greasing.

Atlantic City is the canary in the coal mine for the onslaught of globalization. The wealth from the casinos doesn't trickle down to the poor neighborhoods.

Like New Jersey in the 1960s, Silicon Valley is now just as dependent, if not more so, on talent produced outside of the region.

Why are shootings with a surviving victim so under-investigated in Sin City, and chronically overlooked in the post-Newtown national gun policy debate?

New York City already cares about soccer, but will they actually support a team? The new team's success isn't a sure thing.