Voices

Poll watchers are ordinary citizens who volunteer to observe elections on behalf of an organization. Many of them do so on behalf of a specific political party. Photo by Element5…
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Messages of peace written by vistors hang from a tree in the exhibition center of Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, in February. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI |…
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Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing conditions. The Svalbard Global Seed…
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Thanks to a new rule passed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, you may have an easier time getting rid of subscriptions you no longer want. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels…
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Our fear can bring us together. It can also tear us apart. Halloween provides the language to talk about threats, real or imagined. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels "Fear stalks…
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If the election results are contested, would America's adversaries exploit the period of transition from the Biden administration to the 47th U.S. president? File Photo by Jemal…
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A Marijuana joint is displayed with the container it is sold in at the Beleaf Medical Growing Facility in Earth City, Mo., in 2023. Cannabis legalization might face obstacles at the…
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A North Korean village less than a mile across the Jogang River is seen from Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, on February 24. An alarming trend among U.S. policymakers…
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris in the Vice President's ceremonial office in Washington on September 26. The recent…
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Social scientists and analysts tend to concur that immigration -- both documented and undocumented -- spurs economic growth. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels Donald Trump has…
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