These unsung heroes had warned early Americans of the “ropes and chains of consolidation,” in Patrick Henry’s magnificent words, inherent in the new dispensation. Two hundred years into just such ...

The game the rest of the world knows as football is teaching America something about itself on its 250th birthday and ...

As the US celebrates its 250th, it has begun to resemble the decadent Spanish Empire it replaced: producing nothing while collecting rents, sacrificing its interior to enrich a bloated elite, and ...

On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country.

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a document introducing a new nation to the world, composed of 13 “free and ...

Partisan politics have gotten in the way of celebrating our country's 250 th birthday. The Democrats have opted out of the ...

Anastasia Soare came to the US from Romania and went on to found the global beauty brand Anastasia Beverly Hills. Milken Center The first six months [in the US] I cried every single day. I missed my ...

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air force One after landing at the Geneva airport ahead of the G7 summit, in Geneva. GENEVA — In a now-famous “Saturday Night Live” skit from December 2019, ...

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.