Private equity firms wield enormous control over the American economy, public utilities, and even the health of local newspapers. Author Megan Greenwell explores the extent of their unchecked power and the ways in which these firms and their private owners are reshaping America.

Journalists play a vital role in the health of a free society. But The New York Times' David E. McCraw isn't a journalist, he's a lawyer, reporting from the frontlines of the battle for freedom of the press.

Researcher at the Council on Criminal Justice Ernesto Lopez looks at the story being told about crime in American cities that doesn't match the data.

Senator Wendell Ford of Kentucky once said, "we can disagree without being disagreeable." Harvard Kennedy School professor and author Julia Minson has made a career out of how to disagree better - and she has the science to back her claims.

The challenges facing American healthcare are substantial and complex, but author and physician Dr. Troy Brenanan says they grow directly from a simmering crisis in primary care.

Brown University public policy, political science and urban studies professor Marion Orr takes a fresh look at the life and legacy of Congressman Charles C. Diggs Jr., one of the most consequential Black federal legislators in American history.