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Brazil's election goes beyond a battle between left and right – democracy is also on the ballot

  • Written by Jeffrey W. Rubin, Associate Professor of History, Boston University
imageWinds of change in Brazil, or an ill breeze?Gustavo Minas/Getty Images

Two very different Brazils could emerge after voters go the polls to elect a president on Oct. 2, 2022.

In one scenario, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s current president, will manage to stay in power – by either winning the vote or illegally ignoring it – and continue...

Read more: Brazil's election goes beyond a battle between left and right – democracy is also on the ballot

Unrest across Iran continues under state's extreme gender apartheid

  • Written by Haidar Khezri, Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida
imageIn this Sept. 21, 2022, photo, Iranian demonstrators gather along a street in Tehran. AFP via Getty Images

Unrest continues to erupt across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, who died after being arrested and reportedly beaten by Iran’s morality police.

The Iranian force took Mahsa (Zhina) Amini into detention...

Read more: Unrest across Iran continues under state's extreme gender apartheid

3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida – a meteorologist explains

  • Written by Athena Masson, Adjunct professor, Flagler College
imageHurricane Ian gained strength as it headed over warm waters off Cuba on Sept. 26, 2022.NOAA

Hurricane Ian strengthened into a major hurricane on Tuesday as it headed for Florida and was on track to bring dangerous storm surge to the coast and flooding rainfall to large parts of the state. Several areas were under evacuation orders.

After a slow start...

Read more: 3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida – a meteorologist explains

A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party

  • Written by Morgan Marietta, Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
imageThe U.S. Supreme Court Building is shown in September 2022.Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images

In the summer of 2022, the U.S. witnessed a dramatic change in how the majority of Supreme Court justices understand the Constitution.

At the end of a single term, the court rejected the long-standing constitutional right to abortion,...

Read more: A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about...

Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky

  • Written by Carla A. Pfeffer, Associate Professor of Social Work, Affiliate Faculty in Sociology and the Center for Gender in Global Context, and Director of the Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health, Michigan State University
imageDiane Rodríguez and her husband, Zack Elias, are a trans couple in Ecuador.Chichicko/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who appeared on “Oprah” and in People magazine in 2008. The media focus on Beatie...

Read more: Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but...

'There's only so far I can take them' – why teachers give up on struggling students who don't do their homework

  • Written by Jessica Calarco, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Indiana University
imageFailure to complete homework leaves students in the lurch.MoMorad via Getty Images

Whenever “Gina,” a fifth grader at a suburban public school on the East Coast, did her math homework, she never had to worry about whether she could get help from her mom.

“I help her a lot with homework,” Gina’s mother, a married,...

Read more: 'There's only so far I can take them' – why teachers give up on struggling students who don't do...

Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines

  • Written by Ben Cotterill, Lecturer in Psychology, Clemson University
imageResearchers know better ways to get accurate information from child witnesses.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Eyewitness memory has come under a lot of scrutiny in recent years, as organizations such as the Innocence Project suggest it was a key piece of information in as many as 75% of wrongful convictions in the United States. Unfortunately, human...

Read more: Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow...

Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals aren't the same as America's

  • Written by Amy Erica Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science as well as Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Professor, Iowa State University
imagePastor Silas Malafaia, second from left, prays alongside President Jair Bolsonaro, far left, at the Assembly of God Victory in Christ Church in Rio de Janeiro.AP Photo/Bruna Prado

With one week to go before Brazil’s presidential election, the two front-runners are battling for the religious vote.

Last month, first lady Michelle Bolsonaro told...

Read more: Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals aren't the same as...

Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer

  • Written by Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
imageWetlands like this one in California's Morro Bay Estuary shelter fish, animals and plants and help control flooding.Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022, with a high-profile case that could fundamentally alter the federal government’s ability to address...

Read more: Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has...

How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing 'One China' messages to millions of fans online

  • Written by Dan Chen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageChinese stars Xie Na, far right, and Huang Xiaoming, second from left, were among those reposting the 'One China' message.VCG via Getty Images

The Chinese government has a new ally when it comes to pushing its official line on Taiwan: celebrities.

Tension over the status of the island, which is claimed by Beijing as part of its “One...

Read more: How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing 'One China' messages to...

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