Politics

The "carceral state” we live in will not be reformed through elections, or by appealing to political elites or the courts. We are caught in a prison state and lockdown of American politics.

Citing potential violations of international law, this legal challenge seeks to uphold Germany's constitutional commitment to protecting human life and questions the ethical implications of supplying weaponry in a conflict-ridden region.

The effort to roll back voting rights is unconscionable, and the federal government has a duty to act — now, before the next election.

Social movements build power and make change, and the Democrats would be wise to heed the lessons of Alabama.

How should the United States respond to the detention and subsequent death of an American student who visited North Korea?

It’s a truism in political science that when regimes lose their legitimacy, major change – even revolution – becomes a possibility.

The firearms lobby suggests that because morality can’t be legislated, the evil of gun violence can only be controlled by... more guns.

Secret Service agents Mark Connolly and George Ogilvie were returning from drinking and celebrating the retirement of departing Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan. While driving drunk through the police tape and interrupting an active investigation, the agents crashed into a temporary barricade in their government vehicle.

The future of America hangs in the balance.

The past 12 months saw enormous political, economic and military shifts in the Middle East, changing its geopolitics for the foreseeable future.