The GOP's modern and masterful new way of using the oldest trick in the book – the gerrymander – means there's virtually no chance Democrats will gain control of the House come November.

Those tasked with enforcing our laws are human beings with a human psyche, just like any other — and the system that isn't working for the communities they serve also isn't working for them.

"The first rule we teach our children as a matter of survival is, 'Be polite and respectful when stopped by the police.' We know that it may not save them anymore than it saved Philando Castile, but we teach them anyway."

In a speech delivered in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy reflected on riots and violence in the streets and talked about the wrongs that Americans, nearly 50 years later, still must right.

Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad continues the conversation about the history of race, crime and policing in a new interview with NPR's Code Switch podcast.

Recent research has shown cities what works. For starters, hire more female police officers.

Could recent tragedies mark a shift in the nation's gun control debate?

We need a profound shift in our collective consciousness in order to challenge an entrenched system of racial and social control — and build a new America.

A PBS documentary follows the clinic workers and lawyers on the front lines of the battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.

The transcript of Bill Moyers June