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Nixon adviser Kevin Phillips' book The Emerging Republican Majority was hailed as a visionary work of political analysis. But in American Theocracy, he argues that the Republican Party — and the country — is headed for disaster.

The Iraq Memory Foundation, created by Iraqi exiles after the ouster of Saddam Hussein three years ago, aims to preserve and analyze Iraqi Baath party records. It hopes that Iraqis can understand the mistakes of the past -- and never repeat them.

National Geographic researchers say they've found the only known copy of the Gospel of Judas, which has been lost for 1,700 years. Instead of portraying him as the greatest traitor of all time, this Gospel describes Judas as one of Jesus' closest friends.

America is built on the idea that its citizens can become whatever, and whomever, they want to be. That proposition can lead to staggering transformations -- especially when gender identity is involved. For Chris Elardo and August Faustino, it has brought liberation.

Billy Bragg has been one of England's most politically active singer songwriters since the early 1980s. He now celebrates his long career with a comprehensive box set, Billy Bragg Volume 1.

The Pilgrim Baptist Church's destruction by fire last week was a tragic loss to worshipers in Chicago's South Side. But the blaze also gutted a historic landmark that gave birth to gospel music.

Jeanne Dumestre is one of the founders of Tipitina's, the New Orleans club that remains one of the city's musical landmarks. Since 1985, Dumestre has worked as a nurse in the city, helping people who have HIV/AIDS -- but don't have insurance.

Tyondra Newton grew up in and out of foster homes. Last year, when she turned 18, she moved into transitional living. But Newton is still coping with the instability she's known since she was 2.

Karen Grigsby Bates looks at why no one seems to want to take advantage of one great perk of being Los Angeles mayor: living rent-free in a gorgeous mansion.

Novelist and historian Shelby Foote died Monday night. He was 88. The native Mississippian gained a sort of celebrity when he lent his gravelly voice to Ken Burns' PBS documentary series The Civil War.