The bald eagle was chosen by the Founding Fathers when designing the Great Seal of the United States to convey the strength and independence of the new nation. The bird became the United States ...

CHICAGO — Amid the American flags and Trump 2020 posters at the U.S. Capitol during last week’s insurrection were far more sinister symbols: A man walking the halls of Congress carrying a Confederate ...

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 1 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This episode surveys the evolving meaning the Statue of Liberty has for a “nation of immigrants” and how it embodies our ...

Cynthia Miller-Idriss is an associate professor of education and sociology and the director of the International Training and Education Program at American University. Updated September 1, 2016, 3:21 ...