BLM and Floyd protests were largely peaceful, research finds ...
WEBJuly 8, 2021. Over the past year anti-racism protests have swept the United States, sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of now-convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek ...
Why is John F. Kennedy still so popular? - CSMonitor.com
WEBNov 21, 2013 · He’s not just popular in retrospect. He was extraordinarily popular while in office. His average job approval rating from 1960 through 1963 was 70 percent, according to Gallup. That’s 5 points ...
Untaming a river: The stakes behind America’s largest dam removal
WEBOct 18, 2021 · The wall, 740 feet wide, is the end of the line. Ann Hermes/Staff. Iron Gate Dam, a hydroelectric facility opened in 1964, is one of four dams slated to be removed along the Klamath River in ...
College men are absent from campuses: What’s being done to …
WEBNovember 9, 2021. When Emmanuel Smith arrived on Montgomery College’s campus in Rockville, Maryland, two years ago, he didn’t know if he would stay. Mr. Smith was in his late 20s and had tried ...
Policing has changed over the last year. Here’s how.
WEBApril 30, 2021. Last year’s protests against police brutality spurred a nationwide push to reform law enforcement. Dozens of states and cities responded, with bills curtailing aggressive police ...
The crisis chancellor: How Merkel changed Germany – and the world
WEBSep 20, 2021 · The road between the German autobahn and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s tiny hometown is flanked with a canopy of trees. They crowd the narrow winding asphalt, genuflecting to the wind, as you cast ...
Executive orders: Swift, powerful, and easily reversed
WEBJan 28, 2021 · None of us should be shocked when Doris Kearns Goodwin says something profound. Reading Barbara Spindel’s Q&A today with one of America’s greatest historians is a must.
Poll: Americans say civil liberties increasingly at risk
WEBSep 10, 2021 · A decade after 9/11, Americans were optimistic about the government’s protection of their civil liberties. In the 10 years since, however, public opinion has turned increasingly critical, with ...
Why the ’70s are a blueprint – but not a destiny – for the 2020s
WEBDec 22, 2021 · The 1970s, which hold many parallels to the 2020s, offer lessons for how to handle social strife and problems of today. But the differences between the two decades also show how far society has ...
Why free speech is under attack from right and left
WEBJul 1, 2021 · Why We Wrote This. Free speech is seen by many as the bedrock of American democracy. But in a time of polarization, right and left are challenging once-traditional ideals in different ways. At ...
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