Colorado is about to let residents collect rainwater, but the debate is far from over.

In her new book, Nancy Jo Sales explores how teenage girls on social media provoke attention—but fails to show how they also demand respect.

The author of 'The Kiss' returns with essays about a difficult upbringing.

Even with improvements in translation technology, there are still significant hurdles.

They’re fleeing from Trump—and finding a wiser way to spend their millions.

Going to war won't solve Europe's homegrown terrorism problem.

The Toronto mayor's early death cut short his path to redemption.

The Cuban leader’s last visit to the U.S. before the 1961 diplomatic fallout can tell us a lot about our present historic moment.

The aftermath of the week's primaries, and a special discussion of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.

The nomination of Merrick Garland puts the GOP in a bind. But it also represents a missed opportunity.

It shouldn't be. Here's how to defeat Hollywood's racist stereotypes.

As recent comments showed, Clinton tends to downplay the role of radical activism in fomenting social change.

A new book exposes the way America's punitive education system funnels black girls from the classroom into the justice system.

Rolling through the West in search of the American dream.

Harper Lee’s estate will no longer allow publication of the inexpensive paperback edition that was popular with schools.

Will Party consensus shift in a way that makes it more electable and amenable to compromise?

The rise of Donald Trump presents an opportunity for the party to start afresh.

And, in term of the demographics of the states they have won, Hillary Clinton is the Donald Trump.

They’re a vestige of an internet utopia that never came to be.

Evolutionary theorist Edward O. Wilson has an ambitious plan to halt ecological ruin.