Decoder: Why are U.S. troops all over the world?
Despite an isolationist president and a plan to withdraw from Afghanistan, the U.S. has some 200,000 troops scattered around the…
Deciphering Trump through an African trade deal
Donald Trump has disparaged African countries in no uncertain terms. Why, then, does he keep meeting Kenya's leader in the…
Would U.S. pullout from the Sahel make Americans safer?
The U.S. is considering pulling forces out of the Sahel in Africa, where they are fighting Islamic extremists. Would a…
What my garden says about the American dream
My father used to tend our garden. Then he was taken from us — changing what I understood about America's…
U.S. blunders in Afghanistan recall Vietnam
By Jim Wolf The stark missteps recorded in the Afghanistan Papers recalled an historic about-face by an architect of the…
Afghanistan & U.S.: Déja vu all over again
The U.S. sends troops far from home on an ill-defined mission. Leaders lie. The conflict becomes a losing quagmire. That's…
‘Brain waste’ exacts human and economic toll on U.S.
Skilled immigrants can struggle to work as professionals in the U.S. But there's no quick fix to "brain waste," which…
Look: No shortage of slogans in U.S. politics
"Keep America Great," "Fight," "Bernie," "Rebuild America." U.S. presidential candidates all have different slogans. But Democrats agree on one: "Impeach."
How Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball
Through his extraordinary talent, perseverance and dignity, baseball great Jackie Robinson helped open major league baseball to black men.
Prizes honor efforts to fight fake news, gun violence
Two global prizes supported by News-Decoder recognize projects in the UK and U.S. that fight fake news and gun violence…