News Editorial Team

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A First-Time Voter's Guide to Understanding the US Ballot

A First-Time Voter's Guide to Understanding the US Ballot

Electoral College vs. Popular Vote: How Presidential Elections Are Actually Decided

Electoral College vs. Popular Vote: How Presidential Elections Are Actually Decided

Federal vs. State Authority: Who Actually Controls What in America

Federal vs. State Authority: Who Actually Controls What in America

How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Real Process Behind Congressional Legislation

How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Real Process Behind Congressional Legislation

How the US Supreme Court Makes Decisions and Why Those Decisions Last Decades

How the US Supreme Court Makes Decisions and Why Those Decisions Last Decades

Key Terms in American Politics Every News Reader Should Know

Key Terms in American Politics Every News Reader Should Know

Midterm Elections and Why They Often Reshape the Political Landscape

Midterm Elections and Why They Often Reshape the Political Landscape

Misreading Political News: Patterns That Lead Readers to the Wrong Conclusions

Misreading Political News: Patterns That Lead Readers to the Wrong Conclusions

Republican vs. Democrat: What the Two Parties Actually Stand For Today

Republican vs. Democrat: What the Two Parties Actually Stand For Today

The Federal Budget Process: Where Government Money Comes From and Where It Goes

The Federal Budget Process: Where Government Money Comes From and Where It Goes

The Presidential Impeachment Process, Step by Step

The Presidential Impeachment Process, Step by Step

The Three Branches of the US Government and Why They Were Designed to Check Each Other

The Three Branches of the US Government and Why They Were Designed to Check Each Other

What Gerrymandering Is, How It Shapes Elections, and Why It's So Hard to Stop

What Gerrymandering Is, How It Shapes Elections, and Why It's So Hard to Stop

What the Filibuster Actually Does — and Why It Divides Washington

What the Filibuster Actually Does — and Why It Divides Washington

Widely Believed Myths About How American Democracy Works

Widely Believed Myths About How American Democracy Works

Bilateral vs. Multilateral Trade Agreements: What the Difference Means for American Workers

Bilateral vs. Multilateral Trade Agreements: What the Difference Means for American Workers

Climate Agreements and the American Economy: Separating Commitments from Consequences

Climate Agreements and the American Economy: Separating Commitments from Consequences

Common Misconceptions About How the United Nations Functions

Common Misconceptions About How the United Nations Functions

Currency Wars and the American Consumer: How Exchange Rates Touch Daily Life

Currency Wars and the American Consumer: How Exchange Rates Touch Daily Life

Five Global Supply Chain Pressure Points That Routinely Disrupt American Shelves

Five Global Supply Chain Pressure Points That Routinely Disrupt American Shelves

Foreign Aid: What the U.S. Actually Spends, Where It Goes, and What It Buys

Foreign Aid: What the U.S. Actually Spends, Where It Goes, and What It Buys

How Authoritarian Governments Control Information — and Why It Complicates What Americans Read

How Authoritarian Governments Control Information — and Why It Complicates What Americans Read

Key Terms Every American Should Know Before Reading Foreign Policy News

Key Terms Every American Should Know Before Reading Foreign Policy News

NATO Membership: What the Alliance Actually Obligates the United States to Do

NATO Membership: What the Alliance Actually Obligates the United States to Do

Reading Between the Lines of International News: A Guide for Skeptical Americans

Reading Between the Lines of International News: A Guide for Skeptical Americans

Refugee Crises and the U.S.: How Global Displacement Shapes Domestic Policy Debates

Refugee Crises and the U.S.: How Global Displacement Shapes Domestic Policy Debates

Sanctions Explained: The Economic Tool That Shapes Geopolitics and U.S. Gas Prices

Sanctions Explained: The Economic Tool That Shapes Geopolitics and U.S. Gas Prices

The Middle East and American Energy: Understanding a Connection That Predates the Internet

The Middle East and American Energy: Understanding a Connection That Predates the Internet

What the WTO Actually Does — and Why Trade Disputes End Up Affecting Your Grocery Bill

What the WTO Actually Does — and Why Trade Disputes End Up Affecting Your Grocery Bill

When Global Conflicts Come Home: Tracking the Path from Foreign Crisis to U.S. Inflation

When Global Conflicts Come Home: Tracking the Path from Foreign Crisis to U.S. Inflation

A Field Guide to Reading Climate Data Without Getting Lost

A Field Guide to Reading Climate Data Without Getting Lost

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Possibilities, Limits, and Open Questions

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Possibilities, Limits, and Open Questions

Correlation, Causation, and Why the Difference Matters More Than You Think

Correlation, Causation, and Why the Difference Matters More Than You Think

How Scientific Studies Get Reported—and Where the Story Goes Wrong

How Scientific Studies Get Reported—and Where the Story Goes Wrong

Key Terms Every Informed Citizen Should Know About Public Health

Key Terms Every Informed Citizen Should Know About Public Health

Major Milestones in Science That Reshaped How Society Functions

Major Milestones in Science That Reshaped How Society Functions

Nuclear Energy and Renewables Are Not the Same Fight

Nuclear Energy and Renewables Are Not the Same Fight

Social Media Algorithms and the Shape of Public Opinion

Social Media Algorithms and the Shape of Public Opinion

Surveillance Technology in Public Spaces: What the Research Shows

Surveillance Technology in Public Spaces: What the Research Shows

The Longevity Research Landscape: Separating Serious Science from Hype

The Longevity Research Landscape: Separating Serious Science from Hype

The Peer Review Process: What It Is, What It Catches, and What It Misses

The Peer Review Process: What It Is, What It Catches, and What It Misses

The Science of Misinformation: Why False Claims Spread and Stick

The Science of Misinformation: Why False Claims Spread and Stick

Things Scientists Agree On That the Public Tends to Doubt

Things Scientists Agree On That the Public Tends to Doubt

What the Gene Editing Revolution Actually Means for Ordinary People

What the Gene Editing Revolution Actually Means for Ordinary People

Why Scientific Consensus Sometimes Changes—and What That Means for Trust

Why Scientific Consensus Sometimes Changes—and What That Means for Trust