The second Trump administration has weakened federal civil rights law and is shredding the foundations of America’s racially inclusive democracy. imagedepotpro, iStock/Getty Images Plus Spencer ...

One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive orders, agency memos, funding decisions and enforcement changes, the administration has weakened ...

Over a five-year span between 1865 and 1870, following the end of the Civil War, three constitutional amendments were ratified to end slavery (the 13 th), make formerly enslaved people U.S. citizens ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how we can advance opportunity in education. Oct 24, 2025, 01:23pm EDT Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down ...

(The Contrarian) – “There’s a real inflection point this May Day,” Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, said about the day unions worldwide attempt to recognize workers, ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The government under President Donald Trump is bending the arc of US history in a new ...

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms. By Michael C. Bender and Rachel Nostrant Reporting from Washington Decades ago, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Apr 10, 2025, 12:05pm EDT Martin Luther King waves to ...