On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law transformative legislation known as the Americans with Disabilities Act. It was a…
As the nation prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and looks back on the impact of women throughout the last cent…
It can be hard to remember here in the grasp of the coronavirus pandemic, and amid President Donald Trump's persistent displays of arrogant in…
We have been asking the wrong question as we consider dipping our toes into new activities during the coronavirus pandemic: Is it safe? We are…
Chris Wallace of Fox News is getting justifiably positive reviews for his persistent questioning of President Donald Trump in a long interview…
The Washington Redskins came to the realization - albeit belatedly - that doing the right thing is more important than clinging to archaic nor…
In recent weeks, American banks have denounced systemic racism and pledged support to Black lives. Yet their practices during this pandemic an…
The brutal murder of George Floyd has forced Americans to wrestle with the structural racism that undergirds every aspect of this society and …
As coronavirus infection rates continue to spike around the country, states and cities are diverging in their response on how to contain the s…
While describing the dessert selections through my mask and face shield for the guests at a table for four, a customer mimicked my face coveri…
Anthony Fauci has recently taken some heat in Washington for supposedly being too pessimistic about how long it will take to bring the COVID-1…
Soaring coronavirus infections have provoked a lot of second thoughts among U.S. colleges and universities that were hoping to resume at least…
Commercials sell dreams - good dreams, bad dreams, sometimes both at once. Advertising, which runs the world to an extraordinary extent, is po…
Eating meat has long been a part of the American national identity, but this tradition has had devastating consequences for public health. As …
The killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests have compelled a righteous reckoning. Facing pressure from a large and diverse movemen…
The two-time defending World Cup champion U.S. women's soccer team has gone 31 games without a loss, but it suffered a stunning defeat in May …
There is a looming disaster ahead - in days. The pain will be deep and devastating - especially for the millions of Americans who do not see i…
On Thursday the Supreme Court, responding to an emergency appeal, issued an order that will make it impossible for thousands of former prison …
Across the country, private schools are in existential trouble thanks to COVID-19. Long financially struggling as they have had to compete aga…
"I don't need a mask!" declared the San Diego woman to a Starbucks barista. The woman apparently believed she had a right to enter mask-free, …
Moscow researchers say one of the country's potential coronavirus vaccines has been proven safe in small-scale human trials, and is ready for …
Taking a page from the playbooks of autocrats around the globe, President Donald Trump has deployed federal agents to patrol the streets of Po…
Tucker Carlson, a good-looking guy, bright, charming and the most popular attraction on cable TV, is also politically incorrect enough to send…
If Donald Trump is to be stopped from becoming President for Life, democracy activists must win this fall's election protection "trifecta" - r…
President Donald Trump's commutation of Roger Stone's sentence is a body blow to two core democratic values. The first, and most immediate, is…
For all the persistent rhetoric from California's leaders about this state being on the cutting edge of social and racial justice, the reality…
George Floyd's tragic death prompted national protests against police brutality and then a chorus of calls to defund police departments. The m…
