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If experts are correct, the AI revolution will transform work and life in America in highly unpredictable ways.

President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. See how those policies affected everyday Americans in ...

The American system of government is ineffective and crisis-prone. The point of elections is to produce effective governments generally regarded as legitimate by most citizens.

In the New York Times, David Brooks portrays the system as something contrary to the diversity of American life.“There are over 6,000 breweries in America,” he complains, “but when it comes ...

The result was a publicly-funded system where, in every American classroom, groups of about 28 students of roughly the same age are taught by one teacher, usually in an 800 square-foot room.

In the 1920s, white bread became a symbol of industrialization and modernity, as companies like Tip Top and Wonder Bread brought factory automation to bread-making.

The problem is exacerbated because the system requires teachers with more training—not less—to go into a class of 30 students and bring out the best in each child.

“American Factory,” the first Netflix film from former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama’s production company, is officially an Oscar winner. The film won the Aca… ...

A Chinese company opens a factory in Ohio with culture-clashing results in Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar's documentary, 'American Factory.' By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic One of the ...

Nearly two average American lifetimes (79 years) have passed since the end of slavery, only two. It is not surprising that we can still feel the looming presence of this institution, which helped ...