How zip codes helped organize America

Saluted in uniform, harassed as a civilian: life as the NYPD's Muslim chaplain

Khalid Latif's reality in a post-9/11 world.

How streets, roads, and avenues are different

The method to the madness of streets, roads, avenues, boulevards, places, plazas...

Someday: the long fight for a female president

A short film about the women who claimed a place in American politics.

A look back at Trump vs. Clinton through the polls

This time capsule video shows several key moments from the 2016 election.

Neo-Nazis explain why they support Donald Trump

While Trump has disavowed endorsements from racist leaders, many draw conclusions between his rhetoric and the mainstreaming of groups on the radical right.

From white supremacy to Barack Obama: the 6-minute history of the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party’s racist past, explained in 6 minutes.

I went to a Trump rally and all I got was groped

What does justice look like in Donald Trump’s America?

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Scandal’s President Grant has a feminist message for all the brosephs out there.

An American Muslim comedian on being typecast as a terrorist — and being mistaken for one

If you turn on your TV, his face might well pop up in late-night fare like Steel Sharks, Executive Decision, and Roseanne. His lines are almost always the same — "Death to America!" "I will kill...

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It’s nearly impossible.

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Trump actually has a philosophy on foreign policy, and it's terrifying.

Watch how a mathematician explains an astonishing coincidence

It’s possible to undo a twist of fate — if you use a little logic.

You can get away with murder in part of Idaho

In 2005, Brian Kalt found a loophole in federal law that could make prosecuting crimes committed in Idaho's portion of Yellowstone National Park impossible. No one in Congress heeded his warning.

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