NAACP Leader Roy Wilkins Predicts: “We’ll Elect A Negro President”
In 1970, the civil rights activist shared his prescient optimism about the future of race relations in the United States
Five Past Visions of Our Political Future
Some people thought that once women were allowed to vote, men would soon lose that privilege
The Surprisingly Colorful Spaces Where the World’s Biggest Decisions Get Made (PHOTOS)
Photographer Luca Zanier looks at the view from where the decision-makers sit
Synthetic Food, Smart Pills and… Kangaroo Butlers?
In the 21st century, everyone will be smarter—even animals.
Worldwide Economic Collapse: Orson Scott Card’s Predictions for 2012
The author of Ender’s Game envisioned the imminent end of American power
The Vice Presidents That History Forgot
The U.S. vice presidency has been filled by a rogues gallery of mediocrities, criminals and even corpses
How Well Do You Know Your Vice Presidents?
Test yourself on our quiz of the famous, infamous and not-so-famous least powerful men in the country
The Romneys’ Mexican History
Mitt Romney’s father was born in a small Mormon enclave where family members still live, surrounded by rugged beauty and violent drug cartels
1970s Children Draw Robot Presidents and Nuclear Apocalypse
Kids predict the darndest things
Senator Barry Goldwater Imagines Arizona in the Year 2012
The Republican senator and 1964 presidential candidate predicted the growth of the Sun Belt and envisioned an open border with Mexico
Myanmar’s Young Artists and Activists
In the country formerly known as Burma, these free thinkers are a force in the struggle for democracy
Micronations of the World
Explore these mock sovereign states fueled by local disputes, utopian idealism and the imaginations of a few eccentric individuals
The Political History of Cap and Trade
How an unlikely mix of environmentalists and free-market conservatives hammered out the strategy known as cap-and-trade
Pakistan’s Sufis Preach Faith and Ecstasy
The believers in Islamic mysticism embrace a personal approach to their faith and a different outlook on how to run their government
‘South Park’ Hits the Natural History Museum, Aims for the Hope Diamond
“About Last Night” South Park episode sheds light on the recent election
In Politics, Just Follow the Signs
Politicians made more sense when they relied on oracles and omens says Joe Queenan
Colombia Dispatch 7: Turning Guns into Guitars
Musician Cesar Lopez invented a new type of guitar, made from the shell of an automatic weapon
Colombia Dispatch 12: Still Striving for Peace
In spite of all the positive work that has done in recent years, there are concerns that the government may be cracking down too hard in the name of peace
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