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Showing just red and blue states doesn't paint an accurate picture of national politics.

For the French, the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral has been both a source of inspiration and a symbol of the nation's glorious past.

Improv theater is known for improvisation, audience participation and riffing on memes and stories circulating on social and traditional media - all hallmarks of right-wing media.

In the space of just a few hours, South Korea looked to be backsliding toward autocratic rule.

In the space of just a few hours, South Korea looked to be backsliding toward autocratic rule.

The First Amendment might complicate plans to prosecute the people who sent up to 500,000 anonymous messages in November calling Black people 'slaves,' among other hate speech.

Noam Chomsky's notion of the human instinct for freedom ties together his many intellectual pursuits, from educating creative, independent citizens to rejecting social and economic hierarchies.

The high-profile rape case of Gisele Pelicot in France speaks to a possible shift following the rise of the #MeToo movement ...

Republicans are seeking to define 'sex' in federal law. But after centuries of debate, doctors, scientists and judges haven't come to a clear consensus on what the definition of sex should be.

Conversations don't immediately change people's minds, but they can eventually. And in the meantime, they help forge real connections across a diverse and complex society.