The recent wildcat strike by New York state corrections officers, which resulted in the firing of more than 2,000 prison guards, highlights deep-seated challenges within the system. This problem is ...

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz, center, and U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force look at the southern border wall near San Ysidro, California, Feb. 24, 2025. (Lance Cpl.

ATLANTA - If you’ve been in the market to buy a house in recent years, you already know that housing affordability is in crisis—and it’s not getting any better. So, how can we make housing more ...

Public support for the call to “Abolish ICE” is growing in the wake of the disturbing killing of Minnesota mom Renee Good, and the constant stream of stories and footage of similarly shocking abuses ...

Every other Tuesday, the team behind Civics 101 joins NHPR’s All Things Considered to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. This week, Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy spoke with ...

The question of what happens if the Trump administration openly defies a federal court order has hung over the United States since President Donald Trump’s second term began. If that happens, it will ...

Local police, sheriffs and the FBI near the home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park on Saturday, June 14. The assassination of political leaders in Minnesota is a shocking reminder of the ...

Rick: Richard, you weren’t always a scholar focusing on the challenges facing boys and men. So, how did your book Of Boys and Men come about? Rick: After the success of your book, you founded the ...

Millions of American women use some form of contraception to prevent pregnancy, and one of the most popular forms is an intrauterine device, or IUD. Lately, IUDs have been going viral not because of ...

Glaciers function as critical infrastructure, supplying water, food, and energy for nearly half the world’s population, even though they cover only a small share of the Earth’s surface. That support ...