The topic of health insurance may not seem very exciting, but it has a clear, documented impact on our lives.

The topic of health insurance may not seem very exciting, but it has a clear, documented impact on our lives.
Columbia University graduate student Nick Donias argues that protest movements must move beyond slogans and hashtags in order to affect long-term change.
Culture reporter Jennifer Schuessler reviews the Museum of the American Revolution, which opened in Philadelphia in April.
Social media has become a useful tool when seeking and disseminating information during a national disaster, but there are a few risks to keep in mind.
This article examines how immigration policy and gaming meet.
Ana Taban, a group of artists in South Sudan, promotes a peaceful resolution to the conflict in its country. Click the link at the bottom of the article to view a photo essay of the organization’s members.
Is the solution to economic inequality for billionaires to give it back? Author David Callahan talks to the University of Pennyslvania’s Knowledge@Wharton podcast host about his new book, The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age, in which he wites about this topic.
Why do people sometimes seem to turn a blind eye to life-and-death calamities that affect hundreds, thousands, even millions of our fellow humans? It’s all in the numbers.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro continues to consolidate his power—in part by jailing those in the press and politics who oppose him.
When Hurricane Harvey devastated the Texas coast, a scrappy group of ordinary Louisianans rushed to help.
Tech companies such as Facebook and Google are urging customers to oppose changes to net neutrality rules. Read more about the issue in this article.
Read about the efforts city officials across the country are making to welcome immigrants and why.
Citizens of a town in southwest Mexico take matters into their own hands in an attempt to stop the violence in their area.
Read this report from an independent watchdog organization to find out whether conditions for women in Iran have changed in recent years.
China are in the process of building a futuristic “Forest City” aimed at helping to improve the problem of air pollution and climate change. It is a great initiative and one that could be replicated in other countries in the future.
Scientists gathering data recently came upon the deepest-known cold water coral reef. It is located in Irish waters, specifically in the Atlantic Ocean. With this discovery comes the surprise and excitement of finding new species.
Noted mediator William Ury describes the “third side,” a technique for resolving conflict in trouble spots such as the Middle East.
This timeline is organized into six time periods, each of which has excerpts and images from primary and secondary sources. Scan the entire timeline or choose to focus on one or two time periods for a more in-depth look at the history of immigration in the U.S.
In Stockholm, Sweden, educators are using a controversial approach to shield young children from gender stereotypes.
Across the nation, budget cuts threaten the existence of small schools in rural areas. Read about the important role some of these schools play in binding communities together.