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As the Islamic State continues its attacks in Iraq, Syria and now France, Columbia News asked professors from a number of disciplines to e
“The concept of the right to know has transformed a great deal of American society,” said Michael Schudson, a sociologist who teaches at Columbia J
Marcos Troyjo, co-director of the BRIClab at the School of International and Public Affairs and an adjunct professor, explains what is going on wit
The 20-year conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed an estimated 5.4 million people since the 1990s—making it the deadlies
When the Berlin Philharmonic performed the Georg Friedrich Haas piece dark dreams at Carnegie Hall last October, critics were ecstatic and s
With much of the nation still recovering from the 2008 financial meltdown, the U.S.
As a flood of cash from wealthy individuals finds its way into campaign coffers for this year’s elections, L
Race remains a touchstone of American politics, never far from the electoral fray, says Fredrick Harris, professor of political science and
No one expects Republicans to lose seats in the House, and most forecasts give Republicans the likely edge in taking control of the Senate, althoug