Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon, author, activist, and organizer, is dead at 92, leaving those of us in the women’s rights movement mournful—and determined.

Many pundits wrote off Katie Hobbs when she wouldn’t debate Kari Lake, but now she’s Arizona’s governor on the verge of winning reelection.

Many pundits wrote off Katie Hobbs when she wouldn’t debate Kari Lake, but now she’s Arizona’s governor on the verge of winning reelection. So why should Ohio’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee tangle ...

Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon, author, activist, and organizer is dead at 92, leaving the women’s rights movement mournful—and determined.

What is often missed, or mischaracterized, is the work she did as a CIA agent: Steinem was a spook. CIA agents are tight-lipped, but Steinem spoke openly about her relationship to The Agency in the ...

The Obama Presidential Center offers an answer for how to turn Trump’s ballroom into something Washington actually needs.

Firefighters put out a fire in a supermarket following a Russian drone attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026. Credit: Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Thursday, August 27, was the ...

When you stop giving points for snob appeal, the truly excellent ones shine through. Plus, our first-of-its-kind ranking of the best colleges for rural America.

When you stop grading by snob appeal, the truly excellent ones shine. Plus, our new ranking of the best colleges for rural America.

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Las Alumnas: Thanks to Trump administration cuts to Hispanic-serving colleges and universities, there will be fewer graduates in the future like these from Cal Poly Pomona, class of 2021. Credit: Cal ...