Smithsonian Magazine36m
When Republicans Became ‘Red’ and Democrats Became ‘Blue’
The 2000 presidential election cemented the color-coded nature of political parties. Prior to that race, the colors were ...
Smithsonian Magazine6h
Why the Republican Party Is ‘Red’ and the Democratic Party Is ‘Blue’
The 2000 presidential election cemented the color-coded nature of political parties. Prior to that race, the colors were often reversed on electoral maps ...
The Daily Progress7h
With brain injuries a growing problem, the US military tests how to protect troops from blasts
More than 20,000 were diagnosed with such injuries last year, the Defense Department's Traumatic Brain Injury Center of ...
A tale of unhappy families summons the fierce politics of Louise Erdrich’s The Mighty Red
At the heart of Erdrich’s novel is the centrality of family and the way unhappiness itself can be deeply political.