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Reverend Jesse Jackson was more than just a towering civil rights leader. He — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 84 in Chicago — spent his life dedicated to championing civil rights, including ...

Equal distribution of wealth results in increased greenhouse gas emissions, while inequality is a boon for the climate, according to a new analysis. The findings upend tidy narratives about fighting ...

On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we honor those who strived for that victory by defending its true legacy—one that demands not just political participation, but economic justice as ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Story from The Conversation by Tarah Williams, assistant professor of political science at Allegheny College, and Andrew Bloeser, associate professor of political science and ...

We can recognize how far we’ve come since August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment giving women the constitutional right to vote became law, but we must also acknowledge how far we still have to go to ...