The average life span for Americans hovered around 40 years for the first 100 years of the nation's existence. But after 1880 ...

The Trump administration is seeking not only to cut research funding, but to give political appointees veto power over how and what kinds of scientific study are permissible.

With the country celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this week, Washington College faculty ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The term “middle class” was rarely used in the nation’s first 140 years. In the 19th ...

The percentage of failing grades in multiple UC Berkeley computer science classes in spring 2026 is significantly higher than past semesters and marks a departure from the department’s grading ...

On Thursday the White House released long-anticipated draft regulations that, if enacted, would give political appointees the final word on federal research grants and other funding across government ...

It can be tempting to think that the solution is simply firing bad teachers and getting rid of the radicalized teachers’ unions. The problem is much deeper than that. Yes, there is a serious problem ...

JAMESTOWN — A 15-year-old was flown to the hospital after being burned during science class at Greeneview High School on Wednesday. “There was some kind of chemical, an ethanol-type chemical, that ...

The study of emerging middle classes examines the growth, characteristics and implications of demographic groups that attain a level of income and consumption above subsistence but below elite status.

The political science department is now offering three new courses for students interested in acquiring skills pertaining to the legal field. The new classes include Applied Trial Advocacy and Applied ...

Trump may have damaged Reflecting Pool by having motorcade drive over it Lake Powell hits lowest summer level ever, raising risk of 'dead pool' Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought-after ...

The Cook Political Report shifted four Senate races to the left on Monday but noted that the GOP is still favored to maintain its majority in the upper chamber this November. “With an increasingly ...