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Both are essential on a farm, but the costs are making it harder for young farmers to grow their businesses.
Each state has its own rules for which vaccines kids must have to attend school and the reasons students can opt out.
Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and the vulnerabilities of private companies that control software and infrastructure stack the deck against US cybersecurity.
Haitian president Jovenel Moïse is accused of overstaying his term, embezzling funds and dismantling parliament. Protests are a hallmark of his presidency – but the language of them has changed.
Many states have found ways to remove partisan politics from their court systems.
Police are sworn to protect the public, but cadets are still trained for battle – not public service – according to a new study examining all 50 US state police academy curricula.
As American troops leave Afghanistan, a scholar of the country’s history and culture reexamines his photos of the nation’s people.
A civil rights scholar looks at the large number of anti-transgender policies being debated and passed in state capitols. They are a staple issue for conservatives who want to rally their base.
The leftist Democratic Socialists of America was tiny before the 2016 election. Now, with 90,000 dues-paying members and four seats in Congress, the DSA is upending Democratic politics nationwide.
With Democratic voters already packed into a small number of districts, reducing voter turnout won’t really lower the chances of Democrats winning – or help Republicans win.
HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but when these short-lived climate pollutants leak, they warm the planet.
Police officers who kill, injure or violate the rights of citizens are often not held accountable, even in civil court – because in most cases, they can’t be sued for official acts.
The majority of Americans say they’d like to be able to vote for a third party. Donald Trump says he might start one. But neither is likely to happen.
Confederate paper money was a promise to exchange the bill for gold or silver, but only after the Confederacy won the war.
Attempts to reform US police departments fail when they are unable to get community support. Perhaps it is time to take a different tack, argue two criminal justice scholars – one a former cop.
Three scholars examine President Biden’s rhetoric, the symbolism and the several ambitious plans he proposed in his first address to Congress.
Since the Roosevelt administration, it’s become standard to look for accomplishments in a presidency’s early months.
Women’s sexual identities and behaviors are changing in ways men’s are not.
The headlines were inescapable: States faced a financial disaster of epic proportions because of COVID-19. The predictions were wrong.
If China’s economy recovers from the pandemic, its authoritarian political system could become even more influential around the world.
The Federal Trade Commission is rattling its saber at the technology industry over growing public concern about biased AI algorithms. Can the agency back up its threats?
The US Census Bureau has announced which states will gain and lose representation in Congress as a result of the 2020 census. Here’s how it makes the calculations.
The courts have given the government the authority to hack into private computers unannounced. The action addresses a clear threat, but it also sets an unsettling precedent.
The episode might have slipped quietly from the news had Nixon decided to not attack the messenger.