It's been one year since the coronavirus pandemic upended life across the globe. Dan Barry reminds us that behind the headlines and the previously unimaginable counts of cases and deaths, there are stories of individual lives interrupted and, all too often, cut short by the pandemic.
In the first months of the Biden administration, we've seen an intentional effort by the new president to return the country's politics to some sense of "normal." SE Cupp is a conservative voice who yearns for a return to substance in American politics.
The intersection of America's criminal justice system and mental health is long and, often, misunderstood. Christine Montross tells us that America's largest mental health institution isn't a psychiatric hospital, it's Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois.
The American revolution had many fathers. But author Stacy Schiff paints a picture of Samuel Adams-the cash-strapped publisher and political leader from Boston-as, perhaps, the essential founder whose spirit and maneuvering shaped so many of the seminal events of the revolutionary era.
The American revolution had many fathers. But author Stacy Schiff paints a picture of Samuel Adams-the cash-strapped publisher and political leader from Boston-as, perhaps, the essential founder whose spirit and maneuvering shaped so many of the seminal events of the revolutionary era.
As the war in Ukraine continues to unfold, public health expert Michael Fine, M.D., warns of lasting public health challenges facing Russia's neighbor, and the enduring impacts the war may have on its people.
Anybody on social media has seen it: dueling posts, arguing over a hot-political issue. The protagonists in these online debates are generally sincere in their convictions, but Vanessa Otero says that too many of us remain unaware of the media biases that shape our understanding of the world.
University of California San Francisco Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. Maria Raven shares her research on the impacts of homelessness on human health.
Some call it climate change, others call it a crisis, and still others call it a hoax. Princeton University climate scientist Dr. Michael Oppenheimer tells us to take seriously the impact climate change will have in all of our lives.
Stories from the Second World War continue to educate, fascinate, and even entertain audiences around the world. Documentary filmmaker Tim Gray tells those stories to educate a new generation about the horrors of war and the heroism of the generation that saved the free world.
In the midst of a year that saw pandemic disease, social unrest, and bare knuckled politics, Hollywood churned out a tremendous body of work-even while theaters closed and films created for the big screen streamed directly to our homes. Film critic Pete Hammond says this year's Academy Awards reflect the issues facing Americans.
Over the last two years, from the steps of the U.S. Capitol to the streets of Kiev, democracy has been under assault. Author and columnist Max Boot reviews the struggle and the links between events overseas and the health of American democracy at home.
Over the last two years, from the steps of the U.S. Capitol to the streets of Kiev, democracy has been under assault. Author and columnist Max Boot reviews the struggle and the links between events overseas and the health of American democracy at home.
The pandemic has had a profound effect on the entertainment industry, disrupting live performances and posing challenges for production in both film and television. Josh Gad and Ida Darvish are two of the bright lights of Hollywood and they tell us that the creative process continues.
The analytical mind can explain the world around us, but the creative mind can help create our future. Scholar Julian Chambliss explores the power of Afrofuturism in comic books, the expression of creativity in the midst of pandemic, and the way we think about and process history as a society.
Pick up a book, and you can transport yourself to any time in history-or the future, delve into the mystical or the romantic, or help us to open our minds and our hearts. Over the last 30 years, Jonathan Karp, president and CEO of Simon and Schuster, has put more of those books into hands than just about anyone else.
Folk music has a long and rich tradition in the United States, telling stories by capturing life in lyric and melody. Singer-songwriter Mariee Sioux uses those tools to tell stories that reflect her indigenous heritage.
Asian-American hate crimes were brought into tragic focus with the March 16 mass shooting in Atlanta. University of Maryland professor Janelle Wong, a core faculty member in the Asian American Studies Program, discusses the long history of hate.
Three months into the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, veteran newsman Steve Scully reviews what has changed in Washington, and what has stayed the same, casting an early eye on the politics leading to the 2024 election.
Three months into the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, veteran newsman Steve Scully reviews what has changed in Washington, and what has stayed the same, casting an early eye on the politics leading to the 2024 election.
Technology-specifically artificial intelligence and automation are poised to change the way we work and the contours of society. Jamie Merisotis, president of the Lumina Foundation, argues that education must change to prepare citizens to work alongside machines, using our critical thinking, our reason, and our ethical judgment.
Politics, it's often said, is a tough game. But lost in the back and forth over policies are the lives of public servants who pay a very real toll for their service. Ambassador Susan Rice knows that experience better than most.
Alzheimer's disease has touched the lives of countless people across the world. Cardiologist and author Dr. Sandeep Jauhar chronicles his relationship with his father, who died of Alzheimer's, and brings us into the history and science of brain degeneration.
Alzheimer's disease has touched the lives of countless people across the world. Cardiologist and author Dr. Sandeep Jauhar chronicles his relationship with his father, who died of Alzheimer's, and brings us into the history and science of brain degeneration.
The Human Rights Campaign estimates that there are 2 million transgender people living in the United States, today. Yet Kylar Broadus says the fight for human rights is not yet won as long as transgender Americans lack equal rights under the law.
Documentary filmmakers take us into the lives of their subjects in a way that the written word can't capture. We see what they see. We get a sense of the physical space they occupy with our own eyes. We hear their voices. Elaine McMillion Sheldon weaves these elements together in powerful films that explore everything from love to addiction.
In his role as editor-at-large of America Magazine, Father James Martin, S.J., provides a spiritual and human perspective to matters of personal faith and public life.
Backyards can offer a tranquil escape from the demands of modern life. But Atlanta-based urban farmer Jamila Norman says backyard spaces can be transformed into gardens that can also become important food sources.
Backyards can offer a tranquil escape from the demands of modern life. But Atlanta-based urban farmer Jamila Norman says backyard spaces can be transformed into gardens that can also become important food sources.
"The Other Black Girl" is one of the most anticipated - and critically acclaimed - releases of 2021. Author Zakiya Dalia Harris discusses her book, which is part thriller and part social commentary.
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