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Kwame Nkrumah: memorials to the man who led Ghana to independence have been built, erased and revived again

The renovated park has attracted thousands of visitors to its site. Getty Images by Carola Lentz, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park lies at...

What schools teach about 9/11 and the war on terror

  A survey of U.S. history teachers found they teach about 9/11 primarily on the date of the anniversary. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images by...

Could Trump turn his politics of grievance into a get-out-of-jail card?

Donald Trump enters a political rally while campaigning for the GOP 2024 nomination on July 29, 2023, in Erie, Pa. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images  Neither prosecution nor...

‘Idiots,’ ‘criminals’ and ‘scum’ – nasty politics highest in US since the Civil War

Former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors summit in June 2023 in Philadelphia. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images by Thomas Zeitzoff, American...

Anti-LGBTQ laws in the US are getting struck down for limiting free speech of drag queens and doctors

Anti-LGBTQ laws passed in 2023 included measures to deny gender-affirming care to trans children. Mario Tama/Getty Images by Mark Satta, Wayne State University Nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills...

Why do voters have to pick a Republican or a Democrat in the US?

Voters often believe they only have two choices in American elections, even when multiple candidates appear on a ballot. OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images by Christopher...

‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress

When the Constitution was written, the term ‘We the People’ had a very limited application for voting rights. Antenna/Getty Images by Joseph Jones, West Virginia...

Supreme Court says state lawmakers can’t just ignore state law when drawing voting districts or choosing presidential electors

  North Carolina’s election districts have been under debate and review for years. AP Photo/Gerry Broome by Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond For months, legislators, legal...

Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

Activists call for ethics reform in the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 2, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite by Ali S....

To understand American politics, you need to move beyond left and right

by Graham Wright, Brandeis University and Sasha Volodarsky, Northeastern University Are Americans really as politically polarized as they seem – and everybody says? It’s definitely true...

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