“Morally reprehensible”: Prediction Markets Offer Bets on Wildfires
What could possibly go wrong?
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admin Celebrating America Doesn’t Have to Mean Erasing Our History
How historians, academics and creatives shifted my perspective on the semiquincentennial
The Army Took Down Its Page Commemorating a Civil Rights Icon
A piece honoring Black veteran Sarah Keys Evans has been axed to “align with current guidance.”
Why America at 250 Still Cannot Face Slavery
Host Al Letson visits Bryan Stevenson’s Montgomery, Alabama, memorials confronting slavery’s legacy as the US turns 250.
The Federal Government Has Made America 250 a Spectacle. These States Want It to Be a Moment for Reflection.
More than any fireworks show, communities around the country want to see themselves reflected in the story of our first…
America is 250 Years Old. Have You Ever Read the Declaration of Independence?
We’ll make it easy for you.
I Talked to Trump Supporters About Cuts to the Train… on the Train
And spoke with those who want to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Watch: Trump’s Dystopia Takes Over the National Mall
A week of absurdity at the reflecting pool and the Great American State Fair.
“He’s Mister Iran”: How Netanyahu Made a Better Iran Deal Impossible
The inside story of US-Iran negotiations—and what Israel did to them—from the National Security Council’s former Iran director.
The State Department’s New Recruiting Contractor Wants More Christian Diplomats
“All of a sudden you’re in a position where you can have a huge influence for the rest of your…