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Once America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty Images

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After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

Staff Writer - July 18, 2026

Piping plovers lay their eggs on the ground. They became an endangered species as development encroached on their habitat and made it harder for their chicks to survive. Under the Same Moon/Flickr, CC BY

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Why Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won’t hold up in court

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

In John Magee’s print, Preston Brooks wields a cane against Charles Sumner, who is clutching a pen and a rolled-up speech. John L. Magee, The New York Public Library

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When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech

Grads who work for the government or nonprofits can get their debt canceled after they make payments on their loans for a decade. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Judges block Trump administration’s attempts to deny access to public service loan forgiveness to its perceived foes

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced it will shut down on May 3. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

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Why the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s closure exposes a growing threat to democracy

Staff Writer - January 10, 2026

A Japanese American family is taken to a relocation center in San Francisco in May 1942. Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans...

Staff Writer - January 8, 2026

Better days: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, met the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Oct. 22, 2016. Pool/Supreme Leader Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Today Venezuela, tomorrow Iran: can the Islamic Republic survive a second...

Staff Writer - January 7, 2026

Explosions are seen at Fort Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, Jan. 3, 2026. Luis Jaimes/AFP via Getty Images

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2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the...

Staff Writer - January 6, 2026

Solar power has been expanding quickly, but natural gas is also booming. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images

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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...

Staff Writer - January 6, 2026

U.S. military fighter jets sit on the tarmac at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Puerto Rico, on Jan. 3, 2026. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images

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How Maduro’s capture went down – a military strategist explains what...

Staff Writer - January 5, 2026

Explosions were seen across Caracas after the U.S. launched large-scale attacks on Venezuela and captured its leader and his wife. AFP via Getty Images

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I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and...

Staff Writer - January 4, 2026

A motorcycle rides past graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

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A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here...

Staff Writer - January 4, 2026

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