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Why the Second Amendment only protects a well-regulated militia and…
When a federal judge in California struck down the state’s 32-year-old ban on assault weapons in…
Central American Women Fleeing Violence Experience More Trauma After…
The number of Central American women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the United…
How Will Future Generations Remember Our Time?
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How Fear Of Reprisal Is Destroying Democracy
Researchers have introduced the idea of “democracy by deterrence” and show how it might be…
What today's GOP demonstrates about the dangers of partisan conformity
Directly following the 2020 election, Republicans seemed to be through with Donald Trump. Party…
G7 showed that post-Trump, the world has shifted
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How Long Will Supply Shortages Last?
It’s common knowledge that holiday shopping is going to be challenging this year due to the broken…
How Many Pay The Price Of Economic Change
There is nothing especially new about those on low incomes bearing the heaviest cost of social and…
Why We Should Link The Power Grids
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How Polluters Ignore The Rules
Air quality today is as much as 60% better than it was a few decades ago. That's one of the biggest…
How Pesticides Can Harm Bees To Our Peril
A new study finds that pesticides directly affect bee health and the effects from past exposure can…
While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are…
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How Unaccountable Institutions are Shaping Your Life
Three centers of power increasingly dominate our lives, but are less and less accountable: The…
Why Mass Incarceration Makes Society Less Safe
Evidence shows that far from cutting crime, increasing the prison rate is likely to have a negative…
People don’t realize they’re data breach victims
Most participants in a recent study had no idea that their email addresses and other personal…
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Why the Second Amendment only protects a well-regulated militia and…
When a federal judge in California struck down the state’s 32-year-old ban on assault weapons in…Central American Women Fleeing Violence Experience More Trauma After…
The number of Central American women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the United…How Will Future Generations Remember Our Time?
As the time when climate chaos, peak oil, and an unstable global economy unraveled society, or as… -
How Fear Of Reprisal Is Destroying Democracy
Researchers have introduced the idea of “democracy by deterrence” and show how it might be…What today's GOP demonstrates about the dangers of partisan conformity
Directly following the 2020 election, Republicans seemed to be through with Donald Trump. Party…G7 showed that post-Trump, the world has shifted
What a difference a year makes in international diplomacy. A year ago, then-US President Donald… -
How Long Will Supply Shortages Last?
It’s common knowledge that holiday shopping is going to be challenging this year due to the broken…How Many Pay The Price Of Economic Change
There is nothing especially new about those on low incomes bearing the heaviest cost of social and…Why We Should Link The Power Grids
There would be value in connecting the eastern and western power grids in the United States, say… -
How Polluters Ignore The Rules
Air quality today is as much as 60% better than it was a few decades ago. That's one of the biggest…How Pesticides Can Harm Bees To Our Peril
A new study finds that pesticides directly affect bee health and the effects from past exposure can…While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are…
As North America enters its peak summer growing season, gardeners are planting and weeding, and… -
How Unaccountable Institutions are Shaping Your Life
Three centers of power increasingly dominate our lives, but are less and less accountable: The…Why Mass Incarceration Makes Society Less Safe
Evidence shows that far from cutting crime, increasing the prison rate is likely to have a negative…People don’t realize they’re data breach victims
Most participants in a recent study had no idea that their email addresses and other personal…
CULTURE WARS
Central American Women Fleeing Violence Experience More Trauma After…
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The number of Central American women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the United…
How Will Future Generations Remember Our Time?
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As the time when climate chaos, peak oil, and an unstable global economy unraveled society, or as…
Many Asian Americans Are Struggling Invisibly
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Like many low-wage restaurant workers, Su Hua Mei and her husband lost their jobs last spring as…
Lawmaker calls for ‘immediate action’ to address racial disparities in PPP…
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A California lawmaker is calling for the Biden administration to conduct a comprehensive analysis…
ECONOMY
How Many Pay The Price Of Economic Change
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There is nothing especially new about those on low incomes bearing the heaviest cost of social and…
Why We Should Link The Power Grids
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There would be value in connecting the eastern and western power grids in the United States, say…
Gap departs high street as prime store locations left stranded by…
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Yet another familiar fashion retailer is about to disappear from the British high street. The…
Getting Out of Poverty Shouldn’t Be About Luck
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I grew up in a poor, undocumented family. I was lucky — we got our legal residency, I got an…
JUSTICE
Why Mass Incarceration Makes Society Less Safe
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Evidence shows that far from cutting crime, increasing the prison rate is likely to have a negative…
People don’t realize they’re data breach victims
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Most participants in a recent study had no idea that their email addresses and other personal…
Militarized Police: A Consequence of the War on Drugs
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Fifty years ago this month President Nixon declared drugs “public enemy number one” and began the…
Why Students Need Better Protection From Loan Fraud
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A college education can set you up for a lifetime – though it can come with a hefty price tag
DEMOCRACY
What today's GOP demonstrates about the dangers of partisan conformity
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Directly following the 2020 election, Republicans seemed to be through with Donald Trump. Party…
G7 showed that post-Trump, the world has shifted
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What a difference a year makes in international diplomacy. A year ago, then-US President Donald…
G7 is more united but not effective enough to tackle the world’s biggest…
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When the UK hosts the G7 summit in Cornwall between June 10 and 12, it will be the first…
The Time to Secure Voting Rights Is Now or Never
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If you’d thought that defeating Donald Trump’s re-election campaign would save American democracy,…
ENVIRONMENT
How Pesticides Can Harm Bees To Our Peril
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A new study finds that pesticides directly affect bee health and the effects from past exposure can…
While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying…
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As North America enters its peak summer growing season, gardeners are planting and weeding, and…
Climate explained: how the IPCC reaches scientific consensus on climate…
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When we say there’s a scientific consensus that human-produced greenhouse gases are causing climate…
Science denial: Why it happens and 5 things you can do about it
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Science denial became deadly in 2020. Many political leaders failed to support what scientists knew…
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Biden White House Announces Major Boost for Offshore Wind
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As our country faces the interlocking challenges of a global…
The True Cost Of Growing Old In America
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The U.S. population is aging at such a rate that within a few years,…
History Shows That Sustained, Disruptive Protests Work
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All disruptive social movements are met with stern warnings from…
Does Chemistry Have A Bright Future For Us And Our Economy?
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Chemistry is the science of molecules: the basic building blocks of…
The Myth Of The Asian Model Minority In Higher Education
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In late 2015, students at college campuses across the U.S. staged…
After Greta Thunberg's UN Address, An Ethicist Weighs In On…
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In her address to the United Nations, Greta Thunberg charged adults…