The biannual Harvard Youth Poll, the nation’s leading survey of 18-29-year-olds, finds the idea of “America” to be profoundly polarizing for the nation’s youth: less than half of young Americans (41%) ...

Freedom of speech is a sacred part of American culture and citizenship and a hallmark of democratic nations. Yet, with outbreaks of violence across the globe, it is evident that something must be done ...

As the Puerto Rican economic recession approached its 10-year mark, the island’s government was preparing to unveil a new budget plan for the 2016 fiscal year. Recognizing the failure of spending cuts ...

Charles W. Mills is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Born in the U.K. and raised in Jamaica, he is a leading thinker in social and political ...

On the campaign trail for the 2016 Presidential Election, then-candidate Donald J. Trump spared no words in expressing his opinion on Islam. In an effort to rationalize his promise to block the entry ...

Many young South Koreans are angry. Disillusioned by unfulfilled political promises, skyrocketing housing prices, and alarming wage stagnation, young people demand political change. This time, ...

The Black Panther Party has been deeply mischaracterized over the years. Founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale on Oct. 15, 1966, the group of Black revolutionaries who carried guns and wore ...

In the current political climate, many disenchanted Americans have expressed, to various degrees of sincerity, a desire to escape to Canada. “If Trump gets re-elected, I’m crossing the border North.” ...

The explosive growth in the cost of U.S. elections has continued to raise questions about the role of money in politics and its degree of influence on elections. Recent election cycles have shattered ...

Dawn Neely-Randall has seen many things in her 24 years teaching in Ohio schools, but 2014 was different. With the advent of the Common Core State Standards in Ohio, students had to take a pilot ...

In late 2001, Marilyn Vann, a woman with Cherokee and Black ancestry, applied for citizenship to the Cherokee Nation. She was denied on the basis of her Black ancestry. Experiences like these raise ...

The original artwork for this magazine piece was created by Amen Gashaw for the exclusive use of the HPR. From “Yankee Doodle” to Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly,” music has always acted as a ...