There is a long history of leftist thinkers embracing Satan, usually just as a way to shake up political rhetoric.

One of the most popular tourist destinations in Paris—the Catacombs—was started as a solution to the intrusion of death upon daily life.

Can compassionate release laws solve the problem of the nearly 200,000 people aged 55 and older who are incarcerated in America?

Busing as a means used to end school segregation remains controversial. Does it work? The case of Norfolk, Virginia, is highly instructive.

Over 20 countries have high-speed train travel, carrying 1.6 billion passengers a year. The United States is lagging behind.

Tsantsas, or shrunken human heads, remind us of how museums have often been founded on a violent trade in indigenous culture.

A treasure trove of queer publications from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s are now available through Reveal Digital’s open access collection "Independent Voices."

For nearly a century, Quilombo of Palmares was an Afro-Brazilian state, populated and run by people who had freed themselves from slavery.

In December 1969, radical German students reached out to the increasingly politicized black GIs. Together, they organized a series of rallies and teach-ins at German universities.

As the need for ranch workers has dwindled, the iconic status of cowboys has continued to grow.