Student-run “womb service” delivers contraception in secrecy where schools ban access to birth control
College student Maya Roman has the handoff down to a science. A text message, a walk to a designated site, and a paper bag delivered with condoms and Plan B emergency contraception. At DePaul University, it’s the only way students can get a sliver of sexual...
News outlets defy Trump’s threats after he blasts factual coverage of his declining health
“The New York Times,” attacked by Donald Trump for reporting about his physical condition, said on December 10 that it wouldn’t be deterred by “false and inflammatory language” that distorts the role of a free press. Trump had posted on...
More American workers feel lost in their jobs as pandemic-era expectations reshape workplace norms
When Nikelle Inman started a new job coaching first-generation college students, she looked forward to meeting with them one-on-one to talk about how to surmount obstacles and find resources to succeed. Instead, she and her fellow success coaches at a community...
Wisconsin farmers who backed Trump stand to gain welfare-style handouts thanks to his failed tariff war
Donald Trump announced a proposed $12 billion farm aid package on December 8, marketing it as a lifeline for agricultural producers battered by trade disruptions, inflation, and volatile global markets. But the central fact remains unavoidable: this crisis was...
How a grassroots Ukrainian school became a vital community anchor for a growing diaspora in America
In Bellevue, Washington, a grassroots cultural center shows how one immigrant’s determination to teach her children Ukrainian became a community hub for hundreds When Oksana Krivizuk arrived in Washington State in 2015 with two small children, she faced a...
When war ends: Why the U.S. is unlikely to invest in Ukraine’s recovery with a new Marshall Plan
By Frank A. Blazich Jr., Curator of Military History, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion. Since 2022, Congress has...
Legal challenge to birthright citizenship revives Korematsu’s warning on who counts as an American
The question “Am I an American or am I not?” was uttered more than eight decades ago by Fred Korematsu as the federal government prepared to remove him from his home under military orders during World War II. It was not a philosophical exercise or an abstract appeal....
How economic turmoil from Trump’s tariffs could trigger political shifts similar to prewar Japan
A century after the protectionist wave of the early 20th century reshaped global markets and contributed to geopolitical instability abroad, economists and historians say the United States may be entering another period in which domestic tariff decisions carry...
Investigation of Senator Mark Kelly revives tactics once used to target Americans over their loyalty
By Gregory A. Daddis, Professor and Melbern G. Glasscock Endowed Chair in American History, Texas A&M University In an unprecedented step, the Department of Defense announced online on November 24, 2025, that it was reviewing statements by U.S. Senator Mark...
Russia outlines plan to rebuild its armored forces in preparation for large-scale war with NATO
In its most recent intelligence assessment, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Russia’s defense industry is pursuing a long-term effort to expand T-90 tank production and reestablish its pre-war tank reserves, signaling intent to maintain a...
How a multipolar reality is forcing once “great powers” to adapt amid rising conflicts and rivals
By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College Many column inches have been dedicated to dissecting the “great power rivalry” currently playing out between China and the U.S. But what makes a power “great” in the realm of international relations?...
A diminished Russia risks losing control of Far East territory as China and North Korea expand influence
Russia’s remote Far Eastern territories are becoming the focal point of what Ukrainian intelligence describes as a gradual foreign takeover, with China and North Korea tightening their economic and demographic grip on a region that makes up nearly half of the Russian...
