The tension between religiosity and secular government goes back to the nation’s founding.
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The Real Story of the American Family
Two new books explain how rising inequality shattered the working-class family of the mid-20th century.
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When the Student Movement Was a CIA Front
The CIA’s manipulation of the National Student Association foreshadowed other forms of Cold War blowback that compromised democracy at home.
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Today’s GOP: The Party of Jefferson Davis — Not Lincoln
If you think the Civil War is over, think again.
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Historian as History-Maker: Isabel Wilkerson Calls All of America to Account for Racial Injustice
The acclaimed author of The Warmth of Other Suns is not about to let the North off the hook. A conversation with the chronicler of the Great Migration.
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The Great Party Switch
From 1968 through 1992, Republicans tended to control the White House. Since then, they’ve more frequently controlled Congress, which has moved them even more to the right.
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What Women Need
Can women translate symbolic victories into durable progress on multiple fronts, from financial status to physical safety?
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Fair Work Schedules: The Next New Human Right
A great cultural transformation is driving demands for workers’ control of job schedules.
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The End of the Lavender Ghetto
As gays and lesbians gain acceptance, they are moving away from the old neighborhoods that long epitomized gay culture.
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Race or Class? The Future of Affirmative Action on the College Campus
Focusing college-student recruitment on poor neighborhoods can overlook middle-class African Americans entitled to affirmative action.