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Representatives from the NAACP stand outside the Supreme Court on June 25, 2013, awaiting a decision in Shelby County v. Holder. AP Photo Scott Applewhite President Donald Trump appeared on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast in February 2026,…
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Researchers used Google Street View to pull images of gentrifying neighborhoods. @2021 Google Street View, CC BY-NC What does gentrification in Philadelphia look like? “High-rise, modern apartment buildings.” “(A) modern look that’s so out of place with our traditional row…
The ouster of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh marked a turning point in U.S.-Iran relations. AP Photo The British- and American-backed plot to overthrow Iran’s prime minister in 1953 laid the groundwork for the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and decades of…
On Feb. 7, 2026, Iranian newspapers featured headlines on the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, following their suspension after Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in June 2025. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images Operation Epic…
The United States, alongside other countries, has a growing pro-democracy and nonviolent civil movement. Oliver Helbig/Getty Images On Feb. 24, The Conversation hosted a webinar titled, “What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements.” Executive editor and general…
Containers are stacked up in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo/Michael Probst U.S. companies stung by President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs had hoped for relief when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February 2026 in their favor. But…
The idea of overpopulation has been used to argue against immigration. Pandagolik/iStock/Getty Images Plus Paul Ehrlich opened his 1968 book “The Population Bomb” with a scene recounting returning to his hotel through a crowded Delhi neighborhood on a stifling night…
Attendees wearing MAGA merch stand next to an image of Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, on March 25, 2026. Leandro Lozada AFP/Getty Images There is a pall over the Make America Great Again, or MAGA,…