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Recent bribery scandals involving state legislators have fueled discussion on campaign finance reform at the Capitol in Albany, with several politicians…

In his maiden speech, newly minted Sen. Fraser Anning of the far-right Katter's Australian Party called for a revival of long-rescinded racially based immigration policies.

Dealing with rude, angry people is not fun. But when fictional, these unpleasant personalities can actually be quite charming. Author Ben Dolnick recommends three books and three central characters that'll have you flipping the page faster than you'd flip them the bird.

"I don't think we do Ali any good by treating him as a saint," says biographer Jonathan Eig. "He was a human being, and he was deeply flawed." Originally broadcast Oct. 4, 2017.

Twitter has handed over about three months' worth of an Occupy Wall Street protester's tweets to a judge in a criminal trial. WAMC’s Dave Lucas reportsThe…

In his first major address since last week’s corruption scandals in Albany involving the arrests of state Senator Malcolm Smith, Assemblyman Eric…

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the creation of a New York-Israel Commission to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the Empire State and…

Motherhood Out Loud is a culturally and gender diverse series of monologues on the subject of Motherhood, written by a host of celebrated…

The Vince Lombardi trophy is heading to Washington, D.C this afternoon. Owner Robert Kraft of the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots is bringing the…

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that I passed a playground in Central Park and envied the children occupying its swings; flying back and forth, defying the laws of gravity. Long ago I’d also been a regular on the park’s swings; at first pleading to be pushed to get a little loft and once I got older learning how to use my legs to do so by myself; steadily gaining altitude until I felt I could touch the sky, and somebody would admonish me that I was going to hurt myself and ordered me back to Earth.