Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Americans are considering leaving the country, and most are flocking to Europe. Here are the European countries that still ...

1. Fertilizers are an essential component of agriculture and food production. Producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, and a variety of other crops need phosphate fertilizers to ensure strong crop yields ...

A wave of new surveys shows Americans increasingly don't understand their government. No surprise, then, that socialism is ...

Americans celebrate the Fourth of July because it marks the birth of the United States. Historians rightly remember it for ...

A wave of new surveys shows Americans increasingly don't understand their government. No surprise, then, that socialism is ...

Depending on the dose, timing and circumstances of exposure, some chemicals in our environment -- both natural and human-made ...

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

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Historian and journalist Walter Isaacson writes that the Declaration's second sentence 'defines an enduring mission.' ...

In upending plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill, the president illustrated one of his favored tactics: declaring a policy ...

Sen. John Curtis moved through the Park City area on Wednesday as part of a statewide walk marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.