Only in America are we so keen to dedicate so much territory to the most unaffordable, carbon-intensive, and socially isolating type of housing. It’s telling that most of us say we’d rather live in walkable,

Today, our Nation commemorates the Battle of Midway, the extraordinary air and sea victory that stripped Imperial Japan of its naval supremacy in the

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Who gets to be “American”? In the United States, it’s become a fiery political question with life-or-death consequences. On one side is Team MAGA, for whom ...

I am an American by choice. I left the Netherlands for the United States to finish my graduate studies in 1984, met the love of my life, and became an American citizen. America has been good to me. I advised presidential candidates, served on the National ...

The fact that our country is divided isn’t new. In many respects, it can be traced back to the founding of a nation on the promise of freedom while dependent on slavery, a time when many couldn’t participate in the democracy being created. Judy ...

On his first day back in office, President Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the body of water that had been known since the mid-sixteenth century as the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” The new name could be heard in ...

Starting in 1916, more than 7 million Black Americans left the South, and Chicago became one of the primary destinations of the Great Migration, with hundreds of thousands settling in the city; educators, architects, farmers and more in search of a better life

This July 4, our nation will celebrate 250 years of independence. For some individuals and entities, this is bad news, as a guy they don't like occupies the White House. This state of affairs shouldn't be unusual.