The Democratic establishment, shaken by the rise of progressive socialists, is right to wonder where this wave might lead. The similarly populist movement of Tea Party Republicans, however muddled, foreshadowed President Donald Trump.
There is a distinct, heavy silence that accompanies a late-night phone call. For adult children of aging parents, it is the one we all quietly dread. A sudden fall on the stairs, an acute medical event, or a rapid, unexpected decline in health that changes everything in the blink of an eye.
For more than two decades, I, a Black woman, lived with my family in a small Illinois town filled with white residents, many with a staunch fi…
Glancing at the world in 2026, I wouldn鈥檛 exactly say that humanity is raising consciousness. Except in one sense: Some scientists and philoso…
Several significant wildfires have already been extinguished in Yakima County this summer. Meantime, Douglas County鈥檚 Chelan Hills Fire has gr…
The UW is propping up Athletics with loans as costs go up, but has put its main teaching arm, the College of Arts & Sciences, through roun…
To test whether our nation鈥檚 founding principles remain strong enough to make it another 250 years, PBS surprised a group of nine prominent Am…
I never thought I鈥檇 be writing a column that led off with an analysis of soccer.
My daughter has a life.
During his 26 years as a night-shift nurse, Ed Collum watched colleagues nod off mid-conversation, battle chronic illnesses and, too often, di…
Millions of Americans dropped their Affordable Care Act insurance coverage this year. It鈥檚 the predictable consequence of Republicans鈥 decisio…
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order this spring to speed up FDA approval of psychedelic treatments, he echoed a push for hea…
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When people consider where leadership originates, they鈥檒l often cite club sports, internships or professional experience.
In June, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) finally released the long-awaited homelessness numbers for 2025, revealing…
Major disasters have a way of bringing people together. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks ushered in months of unity and bonhomie among New Yorke…
According to the Pew Research Center, sentiment from polls this year can be characterized with this headline: 鈥淥n the Country鈥檚 250th Annivers…
Do you know where your original birth certificate is? If you鈥檙e lucky, you might track it down after rummaging through that box in your closet…
"It was to be a party of special magnificence!" 鈥 JRR Tolkien
Growing up as a Christian, I frequently heard from other churchgoers how fortunate we were to live in a Christian nation. These days, I鈥檓 more…
The good news about the landmark birthright citizenship decision the Supreme Court issued Tuesday is that it correctly holds that children bor…
Russia鈥檚 bloody, brutal and seemingly endless war on Ukraine has confused the world with its baffling momentum swings and surprising surges an…
The flow of money into U.S. politics is already harming democracy, and now, it鈥檚 about to get worse.
The United States is struggling to ensure patients receive the care they need. The math is simple, and scary: more patients plus fewer caregiv…
An old knock on renewable energy and other planet-friendly endeavors is that they can鈥檛 stand on their own without financial props from the go…
To no one鈥檚 surprise, the newly released 2026 Social Security and Medicare trustees reports paint a dire picture. Social Security鈥檚 combined t…
Last year, President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration began negotiating agreements with African countries to dump America鈥檚 deportees at their do…
When I wake in the morning, there are no signs of the new day. There are no windows in my cell, and a light has been on all night. Like one lo…
Before Washington debates whether the latest agreement with Iran is a victory or a mistake, Americans should ask a more basic question: What h…
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CEO Elon Musk is the world鈥檚 first trillionaire thanks to the initial public offering for his company SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer. Pundi…
When President Lyndon B. Johnson launched Head Start 61 years ago, he called it one of the most constructive and sensible programs ever undert…
This past month in California, it was business as usual. In November, it could cause a national crisis.
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In May 1818, James Madison rode the 25 miles from his Virginia plantation Montpelier to Charlottesville to address the recently founded Albema…
I was seated onstage at Grand Valley State University鈥檚 commencement when Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak leaned into the microphone and refram…
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