Ever wonder about the history of the song we'll hear on Inauguration Day? Joseph Rezek reveals its origins, what Donald Trump has in common with Andrew Jackson, and more.
The President-elect has said he'll reverse Obama's executive actions that improve wages,benefits and workplace protections. It's time Trump shows how exactly he'll help workers, says Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
If the President-elect fails to follow the lead of advisors like Mattis, the US and Europe risk fracturing a mighty economic, political and military bloc in favor of Russia's interests.
The exclusion of some women's groups from Saturday's march to protest Trump crystallizes the problem with abortion-rights feminism, writes Erika Bachiochi.
Circus historian Janet M. Davis says successful circuses have always been defined by an ability to adapt. 90 percent of people in the US live within an hour's drive of a circus,
Steve Israel says as the Republicans celebrate control of Congress and the White House, they should remember how that kind of undivided power quickly slipped out of the Democrats' hands after the heady days eight years ago
Oxfam report reveals that eight men have as much wealth as half the world. Corporations must confront this moral failure with some basic steps that will workers and build prosperity for all in the process, writes Joseph Stiglitz.
We need more funding for Zika research to prevent other women from being in my position, says Lindsay C. Malloy, who had a false positive test early in her pregnancy.
From stifling of press to rewriting history to discrediting justices who object to extra-legal practices, Trump's record bodes ill for the country and demands a vigorous push-back from citizens, writes historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
Donald Trump has called the Christopher Steele dossier "fake news" and "phony stuff," but is it? Nick Dowling says the material may or may not be true, but we can't dismiss it lightly
Donald Trump's critique of civil rights icon John Lewis, says Peniel Joseph, reminds us that Martin Luther King Jr. believed that justice was what love looked like in public.
Why is a painting by a high school student the object of a tug-of-war between rival factions of the 115th Congress? The painting ended up in this fracas after it won Democratic Representative William Clay's congressional art competition last May.
The highly public clashes could drive away key intelligence workers, discourage recruits and scare off foreign assets, for whom helping the U.S. poses grave risks.
"Law and order' alone won't have a real effect on urban violence, says Michael Nutter; for that we'll need buy-in educators and researchers, philanthropists, public officials and business leaders.
Two former officials, one American and one British, say the material provided by a retired intelligence operative may or may not be true but deserves to be taken seriously, and intelligence should not be politicized
QAQORTOQ, GREENLAND - JULY 30: Calved icebergs from the nearby Twin Glaciers are seen floating on the water on July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. Boats are a crucial mode of transportation in the country that has few roads. As cities like Miami, New York and other vulnerable spots around the world strategize about how to respond to climate change, many Greenlanders simply do what theyve always done: adapt. 'Were used to change, said Greenlander Pilu Neilsen. 'We learn to adapt to whatever comes. If all the glaciers melt, well just get more land. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
One of my earliest memories is sitting on my grandfather's shoulders, waving a flag as our astronauts returned to Hawaii. This was years before we'd set foot on the moon. Decades before we'd land a rover on Mars. A generation before photos from the International Space Station would show up in our social media feeds.
Global health expert Laurie Garrett evaluates the very real risk that Zika, like HIV or Ebola, will become widespread as a sexually transmitted disease
Before I launch into the argument for making all restrooms in the United States gender neutral -- that is, removing "men's" and "women's" labels -- I want to show you a photo.
Now that he's likely GOP candidate, voters must scrutinize Trump's claims of success, his political beliefs, temperament and character, says Michael D'Antonio.
Editor's Note: Generation whining has become nearly a national pastime. Millennials say they have it the worst. Generation X feels neglected. Baby boomers are tired of being called narcissistic. In articles and cartoons everywhere -- from CNN to The New York Times to Gizmodo and beyond -- critics call out this generation's sense of entitlement, that generation's self-absorption. We invited writers, activists and CNN contributors from different generations to hash it out.
With the recent NASA announcement of liquid water flowing on Mars and the movie "The Martian" making a splash at the box office, we might well ask whether humans should go to Mars.
Imagine being able to travel from New York to Los Angeles without having to step on a plane, yet be able to do so in a fraction of the time it would take to drive. On the surface, that tantalizing prospect took a step closer with the news last month that a Japanese maglev train had reached a top speed of close to 400 mph, breaking its own world record in the process.
Atheists are accused of having no source of meaning in their lives, but it is popular Christian theology that saps the meaning from our daily experiences.
Some revolutions happen in a single day; others over decades. The rise of the voluntarily single woman has been happening in Western societies slowly, over time, concomitant with well-paying jobs, legal protection from economic or physical abuse, reliable birth control and the possibility of fulfilling careers and adventures.