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People have said when they read The Handmaid’s Tale that it could never happen here. But the fact of the matter is it has happened here.

Our Constitution — in every language — is our greatest defense against bigotry.

As our institutions bend and buckle and approach the breaking point, the president bombs Syria and is hailed by an obeisant media.

A social science teacher says his high school students debate topics from the relevance of the Electoral College to the reality of police brutality — and offers advice on how we can foster civic engagement.

View Kurtis Lamkin's performance from Fooling with Words.

Agriculture can play an important role in addressing climate change.

"It's an ongoing frustration," says one consumer advocate. "I'm disappointed."

Twenty years ago, linguist Deborah Tannen identified a pattern of interaction in which winning was more important than discovering the truth. She never expected that attitude to prevail in the White House.

A recent, narrow victory in Kansas and upcoming special elections in Georgia and Montana have Republicans worried.

The reality-show presidency goes to war.