Small suburbs have a track record of blocking new housing. Two urban policy experts explain why that’s a problem and what metro areas could do about it.
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Rusesabagina’s release portrays Rwanda’s president as a pragmatist – one willing to negotiate once a security threat is neutralised.
Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s population has more than tripled.
The recent anti-migrant actions of the Florida and Texas governors reflect specific hatreds that date back to the very beginnings of European settlement in North America.
Before we can develop detection measures to effectively counter insider threats, we must understand what factors motivate insiders.
The popularity of zombie apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic narratives has emerged from some of the same economic and cultural currents that gave rise to Trump’s presidency.
President Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.
Riots by proslavery forces raged for three days in the nation’s capital after the capture of a ship bearing fugitive enslaved people. The president, a slaveowner himself, tried to calm the city.
In his January 6 speech in Washington DC, Donald Trump urged his supporters to force their way onto Capitol Hill, is a perfect compendium of his inflammatory populist rhetoric.
A professor of journalism explains why you should be skeptical of any numbers that you see over the next few days.
As he leaves to take up his new post as Ambassador to the United States, Arthur Sinodinos warns that the Australian media landscape is becoming increasingly partisan.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
The Declaration of Independence was not greeted with universal acclaim and many Americans stayed loyal to the crown.
A new bill aims to give the District of Columbia representation in Congress.
Ancient Rome and its empire had the concept of asylum at its heart. Its legacy provided inspiration for centres of power around the world, but today outsiders are no longer welcome.
The highly controversial Bible Museum in Washington, D.C., has just announced the withdrawal of five manuscripts deemed counterfeit. Where did these fragments come from and how did they get there?
Donald Trump was under the mistaken impression that Canadians once burned down the White House. But he’s not the only one who has a fuzzy sense of the history of the War of 1812.
The US wants to invest in more infrastructure to handle our rainfall and melted snow. Stormwater credits could help cut costs and protect the environment.
The Department of Defence and the CIA have big seats in the editing suite.
An urban planning expert goes knee-deep into the murky history behind this popular phrase often used to describe the nation’s capital.
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Associate Professor of History, Brock University
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Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Emeritus, Portland State University
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Professor of Education Policy, Michigan State University
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Docteur ès sciences historiques et philologiques, maître de conférences HDR, membre honoraire de l’IUF, Université de Strasbourg
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Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of Geography, George Washington University
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Professor of Journalism, Arizona State University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, University of California, Irvine
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Professor of History, University at Buffalo
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Assistant Professor, Public Service and Administration, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor, SUNY Empire State College
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Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Political Science, Troy University
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Professor of Environmental Sustainability, York St John University