Oil-rich Alberta is poised to hold an independence referendum this year, with the American president’s allies cheering it on.

On June 1, President Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. His action drew predictable condemnation from our allies in the developed world. Less ...

Secession movements in places like eastern Oregon continue to make headlines today, but back in the 1990s, parts of western Kansas made an effort to secede that previewed the political divisions that ...

Sanford Levinson maintains that a peaceful breakup would be preferable to a divided polity, while Tarence Ray argues that the working class must remain united across state lines. I am a lawyer and a ...

A secession plan known as the “Greater Idaho Movement” is gaining momentum in Oregon as some residents feel they no longer belong in the liberal-run state and would be better served by their neighbor ...

More than 30 years ago, a group of southwest Kansas counties tried to secede and form their own state called West Kansas. It’s largely forgotten now, but the political divisions that caused it remain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Tens of thousands of rural, conservative eastern Oregon residents are so frustrated with their liberal urban ...

In the midst of secession movements in Catalonia and Iraqi Kurdistan, the New York Times recently highlighted two African movements, in Nigeria and Cameroon. In both countries, secession movements ...

A recent poll found that 64% of Americans think the country is too politically divided to solve the nation’s problems. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The United States government has been shut down for ...