The Thanksgiving story most of us hear is about friendship and unity. And that's what Sarah Josepha Hale had on... more

Today on the show, we're taking you behind the scenes. We'll tell you how Throughline was born, some of what... more

What is it, why do we have it, and why hasn't it changed? Born from a rushed, fraught, imperfect process,... more

The question of settlements has loomed over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades, and has only intensified in the past year.... more

Today on the show, two stories of building power in swing states: from the top down, and the bottom up.First,... more

Drunken brawls, coercion, and lace curtains: believe it or not, how regular people vote was not something the Founding Fathers... more

References to God and Christianity are sprinkled throughout American life. Our money has "In God We Trust" printed on it.... more

Today, the city of Jerusalem is seen as so important that people are willing to kill and die to control... more

Hezbollah is a Lebanese paramilitary organization and political party that's directly supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the... more

Climate change, political unrest, random violence - Western society can often feel like what the filmmaker Werner Herzog calls, "a... more