Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Latino Republicans Place Their Bets on DACA
Strategists are still hoping to salvage a years-long effort to make inroads with Hispanic voters by passing legislation granting legal status to the program’s recipients.
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EJI (Rendering) Hanged, Burned, Shot, Drowned, Beaten
In a region where symbols of the Confederacy are ubiquitous, an unprecedented memorial takes shape.
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Eric Gay / AP Mass Shootings Don't Lead to Inaction—They Lead to Loosening Gun Restrictions
The most probable policy response to the atrocity in Las Vegas will be new laws allowing more guns to be carried into more places.
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Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun / Reuters Returning to Class the Morning After a Massacre
The school district that includes Las Vegas was back in session Monday, a decision that some criticized as insensitive but experts said was critical to help children heal.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Mourning the Victims in Las Vegas
Following Sunday’s tragedy, the people of Las Vegas gathered together to donate blood, to pray, and to care for each other through a difficult time.
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Mike Blake / Reuters Did the Las Vegas Shooting Involve an Automatic Weapon?
Authorities are investigating how Stephen Paddock produced the high rate of fire that marked his attack.
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Evan Vucci / AP Photo A Presidential Speech Steeped in Hypocrisy
Trump would have done better to say a few things that sound real than a great many that sound false.
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Steve Marcus / Reuters Two Dark American Truths From Las Vegas
On the certainty of more shootings
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Trump: 'An Act of Pure Evil' in Las Vegas
In somber remarks, the president drew on scripture to console the nation, steering clear of any discussion of the shooter’s motives.
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Getty Images The Worst Mass Shooting in Modern American History
A gunman opened fire during a country-music show at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, killing at least 58 people and injuring hundreds more.
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Magdalena Slapik / The Hechinger Report The Purpose of Education—According to Students
Teens respond to questions about the role of schools and teachers in their lives.
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Aris Messinis / AFP / Getty The Risks and Rewards of Student-Exchange Programs
Pen pals and school visits can help students connect with one another, but they can also end up discouraging students from less fortunate backgrounds.
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Stacy Revere / Getty Images Football Has Always Been a Battleground in the Culture War
The NFL has become increasingly central to how America perceives itself, which means that sport and politics can never be divorced.
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Joe Raedle / Getty More Photos of the Crisis in Puerto Rico
Eight days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, some relief and supplies are beginning to arrive in San Juan, but little aid is reaching outlying areas.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters How America's Vision of Progressive Tax Reform Died
Only by reclaiming an earlier ideal will Congress be able to counteract the influence of corporations and the affluent.
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Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters What's Lost When Only Rich Kids Play Sports
The income disparity in youth athletics has effects on health and success that stretch far into adulthood.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Can the Republican Party Keep Its Coalition Together?
After this week’s events, the GOP could lose support from its white- and blue-collar voters alike.
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Andrea Morales / ProPublica Caught in the Bankruptcy Feedback Loop
Black Americans are far less likely than their white peers to successfully erase their debts in court—and a network of attorneys profits as a result.
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Ben Smith / The Hechinger Report The Rural Higher-Education Crisis
When it comes to college enrollment, students in Middle America—many of them white—face an uphill battle against economic and cultural deterrents.
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Marvin Gentry / Reuters Trumpism Wins in Alabama, Even If Trump Doesn't
Insurgent candidate Roy Moore beat back both the president and the Senate majority leader’s choice to succeed Jeff Sessions.
