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7 Beautiful National Parks You Need To Visit

These photographs of the seven most beautiful national parks in the United States will make you want to travel off the beaten path.

By Kiri Picone • Dec 7, 2014

7 Beautiful National Parks You Need To Visit

These photographs of the seven most beautiful national parks in the United States will make you want to travel off the beaten path.

By Kiri Picone • December 7, 2014

Violence And Separation: Life On The US-Mexico Border

The US-Mexico border has become an object of huge political debate. Getting past the rhetoric, here's what it actually looks like.

By Erin Kelly • Nov 27, 2014

Violence And Separation: Life On The US-Mexico Border

The US-Mexico border has become an object of huge political debate. Getting past the rhetoric, here's what it actually looks like.

By Erin Kelly • November 27, 2014

Vintage Hollywood In 48 Photos

These incredible photographs of vintage Hollywood present us a vision of life at the height of the American cultural empire.

By Leah Silverman • Nov 26, 2014

Vintage Hollywood In 48 Photos

These incredible photographs of vintage Hollywood present us a vision of life at the height of the American cultural empire.

By Leah Silverman • November 26, 2014

A Startling Glimpse Into The US–Native American Assimilation Policy

The US-Indian Assimilation Policy was a final attempt by "Americans" to lay indigenous culture to rest -- and it had disastrous effects.

By Susan Sims • Nov 20, 2014

A Startling Glimpse Into The US–Native American Assimilation Policy

The US-Indian Assimilation Policy was a final attempt by "Americans" to lay indigenous culture to rest -- and it had disastrous effects.

By Susan Sims • November 20, 2014

Meet Jim Bachor, The Chicago Artist Who Transforms Potholes Into Whimsical Works Of Art

Ever since 2014, guerilla artist Jim Bachor has been creating mosaics to beautify the streets of Chicago — one pothole at a time.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 15, 2014

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Meet Jim Bachor, The Chicago Artist Who Transforms Potholes Into Whimsical Works Of Art

Ever since 2014, guerilla artist Jim Bachor has been creating mosaics to beautify the streets of Chicago — one pothole at a time.

By All That's Interesting • November 15, 2014

The History of Voting in America

Following the Supreme Court’s decision on the 2013 Shelby v. Holder case–which withdrew the requirement that jurisdictions with a history of discrimination against minority voters get approval from the feds before changing voting laws–and the subsequent addition of voter identification laws in many states, it appears that even as we...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • Nov 3, 2014

The History of Voting in America

Following the Supreme Court’s decision on the 2013 Shelby v. Holder case–which withdrew the requirement that jurisdictions with a history of discrimination against minority voters get approval from the feds before changing voting laws–and the subsequent addition of voter identification laws in many states, it appears that even as we...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • November 3, 2014

Dion Diamond, A 1960 Civil Rights Warrior In The Suburbs

The inspiring story of Dion Diamond, a civil rights activist who took his charge against Jim Crow right into the heart of the nation's capitol.

By Savannah Cox • Nov 1, 2014

Dion Diamond, A 1960 Civil Rights Warrior In The Suburbs

The inspiring story of Dion Diamond, a civil rights activist who took his charge against Jim Crow right into the heart of the nation's capitol.

By Savannah Cox • November 1, 2014

3 Pseudoscientific Cons That Are Somehow Legal In America

America—land of the free, home of the brave . . . and a great place to make a buck if you don’t mind fleecing desperate people. Making money from dubious claims has been an American tradition at least since the days when sleazy con men hawked patent medicine and snake...

By Richard Stockton • Oct 11, 2014

3 Pseudoscientific Cons That Are Somehow Legal In America

America—land of the free, home of the brave . . . and a great place to make a buck if you don’t mind fleecing desperate people. Making money from dubious claims has been an American tradition at least since the days when sleazy con men hawked patent medicine and snake...

By Richard Stockton • October 11, 2014

5 Unsolved Serial Killings That Will Haunt You

We bring you five unsolved serial killings that will leave you cold.

By Susan Sims • Aug 24, 2014

5 Unsolved Serial Killings That Will Haunt You

We bring you five unsolved serial killings that will leave you cold.

By Susan Sims • August 24, 2014

1924 Owens Valley Protests Foreshadow California’s Scary Drought Problems

Even with its green lawns and swimming pools, Los Angeles―and Southern California―is a semi-desert. Dropping a major city into this climate with limited water resources seems ridiculous now, but when LA’s population began to boom in the nineteenth century, its leaders believed that the aquifer supplying the city would last....

By Leslie Maryann Neal • Aug 21, 2014

1924 Owens Valley Protests Foreshadow California’s Scary Drought Problems

Even with its green lawns and swimming pools, Los Angeles―and Southern California―is a semi-desert. Dropping a major city into this climate with limited water resources seems ridiculous now, but when LA’s population began to boom in the nineteenth century, its leaders believed that the aquifer supplying the city would last....

By Leslie Maryann Neal • August 21, 2014