Claudia Rankine Nominated for Poetry and Criticism Awards by National Book Critics Circle
Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric, was the first book to be nominated by the National Book Critics Circle for both poetry and criticism.
Tracing the Specter of the ‘Welfare Queen’
The origins of the controversial phrase Welfare Queen.
Putting CEO Pay in an International Context
Differences in CEO Pay in countries like the U.S., Japan, and Israel.
Brontosaurus is Back, Baby!
The mighty brontosaurus might be real after all, according to new analysis.
The Science Behind Weather Miracles
Can science explain legendary weather myths and legends?
Alexander Wilson’s Birds
Before Audubon (1785-1851), there was Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) the "father of American ornithology"
Camouflage Artists of the Animal Kingdom
A few camouflage artists of the animal kingdom, including cuttlefish and Craugastor frogs.
Divorce in the U.S.A.
A glimpse into the long history of divorce in the United States offers perspective on how much has changed.
Eduardo Galeano 1940-2015
A historian of Latin America, and a victim of two dictatorships, Galeano was also inevitably a historian of the colossus to the north.