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Many of the resolutions and executive orders Trump signed early in his administration reversed Obama-era decisions involving the fossil fuels industry. AP Photo/Evan Vucci The Trump administration dedicated itself to …

The FBI says armed protests are planned at all 50 state capitols ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Americans witnessed an alarming and deadly …

Armed white insurrectionists murdered Black men and burned Black businesses, including this newspaper office, during the Wilmington coup of 1898. Daily Record, North Carolina Archives and History While experts debate …

Twitter’s suspension of Donald Trump’s account took away his preferred means of communicating with millions of his followers. AP Photo/Tali Arbel In the wake of the assault on the U.S. …

The United States has 955 streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.. Katherine Welles/Shutterstock, CC BY-SA The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea …

Images taken by the media of the Capitol storming could help law enforcement identify participants. Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images The images from the Jan. 6 siege …

Known white supremacists have been identified among the Trump supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images Among the Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol …

Protesters who claimed to be members of the far-right Proud Boys gather with other Trump supporters outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Some …

A U.S. Capitol police officer stands at a street corner near the Capitol. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The apparent participation of off-duty officers in the …

A historic first: the Confederate battle flag inside the U.S. Capitol. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle …

When minority groups are exposed to stereotypes that deem them inferior, they often underachieve academically, research shows. Terry Vine/The Image Bank via Getty Images White privilege – the social advantage …

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, shown during her weekly press conference Jan. 7, was a particular target of some of the Capitol insurrectionists. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images …

A video screen displays Donald Trump’s face as he prepares to address a crowd of his supporters. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Five days after supporters of President …

The yellow-and-red striped flag of the defeated American-backed Republic of Vietnam flies at the U.S. Capitol insurrection Jan. 6. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The violent mob that laid …

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 61. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Comparisons between …

Adil Najam, international relations professor at Boston University, interviewed 99 experts about what the post-pandemic future will bring. Pardee Center/Boston University, CC BY-SA Back in March, my colleagues at the …

Parler is similar to Twitter but doesn’t control or discourage hate speech or calls to violence. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Image Early in the morning of Jan. 11, the social …

Managing climate change requires a systems approach, with strategic coordination across all sectors. Elenabs via Getty Images Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no …

The federal death chamber at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, as seen in April 1995. AP Photo/Chuck Robinson Three more federal inmates are slated to be executed before …

Statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall in New York City. Getty Images On Jan. 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as president of the United States. …