Explainers

The number of white supremacist groups rose 55% during the Trump presidency. How do people get pulled into extremist hate groups? And how can family and friends get them out?

Host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book about why we lie to ourselves and the risks and benefits of self-deception.

The concepts in this ballot question aren't debatable, but they're not yet formally enshrined at a state level.

If voters approve, this ballot initiative will allow cities and towns with paid firefighters to tap into an existing state fund.

Republicans in the state legislature pushed for this ballot measure after being stymied in other efforts to roll back Wolf’s emergency COVID order.

A cheat sheet for being informed when you vote.

Biden's infrastructure plan aims to promote racial equity. A professor says highway planners in the mid-20th century sometimes purposefully destroyed Black communities.

It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too.

Will the GOP hold on to their majority in the US senate? A few months ago it looked like they would while today those results are less certain.

A new field of climate science known as attribution science examines how a warming atmosphere plays a part in individual weather events.

Gessen has spent years studying the totalitarianism of Putin, and their new book provides analyses that could help citizens of other nations, including the U.S.

The latest institution to face financial ruin in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is one of America's oldest and most popular agencies: The United States Postal Service.

Clever choreography, a strong bond between dog and trainer … and evolutionary psychology?

How process usually works and what changes once new lawmakers are sworn into office