The history of this word reflects the rise of anti-immigrant politics

When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a single word—remigrate—on X in October 2025, it wasn't a vague ...
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The color of politics: the origin of red and blue states

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah has been reliably red throughout this election cycle and has been a GOP stronghold for the last several elections. Utah only carries six electoral votes, up from five last ...
Salon

This is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence

Others similarly weighed in. Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” declared that Americans solve political disagreements peacefully: “This is not the way we do it.” Yet other awful episodes come immediately ...
Rolling Out

The history and politics of Afro-textured hair in America

Black hair has been through more drama than a season finale of Scandal. From braids that carried secret maps during slavery to the never-ending debate over natural vs. relaxed, our hair has been both ...
Backstage

Stage vs. State: Do Theater and Politics Go Together?

In ancient Greece, theater served as political discourse—and in fact, attending theatrical performances was considered a civic duty. Sophocles’ “Antigone” was a rallying cry against state authority: ...
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Examining the history of political violence

The assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has many on both sides of the aisle calling for a cooling of the national temperature.Kirk’s killing is the latest in a lengthy string ...