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Not religious, not voting? The ‘nones’ are a powerful force in politics – but not yet a coalition

Nearly 30% of Americans say they have no religious affiliation. Today the so-called “nones” represent about 30% of Democrats and 12% of Republicans –...

Alabama’s defiant new voting map rejected by federal court — after Republicans ignored the Supreme Court’s directive to add a second majority-Black House district

In a rebuke of the Alabama legislature, a panel of three federal judges rejected on Sept. 5, 2023, the state’s proposed voting districts that...

Entrepreneurs, beware: Owning your own business can make it harder to get hired later

If you’ve been thinking about starting your own business lately, you’re not alone. Americans began launching ventures in record numbers during the pandemic, with...

The untold story of how Howard University came to be known as ‘The Mecca’

If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.” The...

The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people...

The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis. That includes a...

If anxiety is in my brain, why is my heart pounding? A psychiatrist explains the neuroscience and physiology of fear

Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You...

What is geospatial intelligence? A geographer explains the powerful melding of maps and data

With record-breaking temperatures across the South, smoke from Canadian wildfires across the North, historic flooding in the Northeast and a powerful hurricane in the...

Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely

U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business....

The US broke global trade rules to try to fix climate change – to finish the job, it has to fix the trade system

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law, is now expected to prompt a trillion dollars in government spending to fight...

Paper ballots are good, but accurately hand-counting them all is next to impossible

Among people, mostly Republicans, who remain the most suspicious of the 2020 presidential election results, there’s something of a movement to return to the...

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