‘It’s Not About Sex; It’s About Power’

Oregon State Senator Sara Gelser reflects on the cost of workplace harassment.

A Surprising U.S.-Canada Border Dispute

250 years later, the two countries still can’t agree on who lays claim to Machias Seal Island.

With more than a million followers on YouTube, John Correia educates the masses in self-defense.

The government should consider giving out monthly Social Security checks—no strings attached.

Most children are taught dinosaurs went extinct due to an asteroid that collided with Earth. Now, some scientists disagree.

The science behind that cringeworthy feeling

In a little town in Oaxaca, the sea is said to teach humans how to live and die.

Joan Baez performs the mournful song in a new animated video that remembers Obama’s visit to Charleston.

David Frum questions the “self-indulgent permissiveness” of Republican gun law.

All his life, Justin managed to escape his own story—until now.

Jose Antonio Vargas explains why his lack of papers shouldn’t disqualify him from being regarded as an American.

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