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Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters

  • Written by Richardson Dilworth, Professor of Politics, Drexel University
imageDemocrats held on to their one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House.Laurence Kesterson/AP

Pennsylvania’s red shift in the 2024 election wasn’t isolated to the presidential race.

Statewide races for attorney general, auditor general and state treasurer all went to the Republican candidates, and the AP declared Republican David...

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Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain

  • Written by Jake Rosenfeld, Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
imageJon Holden, a leader of Boeing workers belonging to a labor union, speaks at a rally on Oct. 15, 2024.Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

Striking Boeing machinists approved a new contract on Nov. 4, 2024. It was negotiated between their union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the nation’s largest...

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What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
imageDonald Trump addresses the crowd after being declared the winner during an election night party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Most people agree that actual facts matter – in such activities as debate, discussion and reporting. Once facts are gathered, verified...

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What’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money

  • Written by Ryan Polk, Assistant Professor of Accountancy, Clemson University
imagePresident Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan, as Vice President Mike Pence looks on, after the passage of a tax reform package on Dec. 20, 2017.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Filing taxes can be daunting, but understanding your options for reducing your taxable income can help make it easier and save you money.

U.S. taxpayers have two main...

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Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost

  • Written by John W. Diamond, Director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, Rice University
imagePresident Donald Trump holds up the 2017 tax law after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in December 2017.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The economy was one of their top issues as voters went to the polls this year. So what does Donald Trump’s return to the White House – as well as Republican gains in Congress – mean for the...

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Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way

  • Written by Susan Ostermann, Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame

As Florida and the Southeast begin recovering from 2024’s destructive hurricanes, many people are asking: How can we rebuild sustainably and in a way that avoids the same damage, costs and trauma in future storms?

There are proven ways to strengthen homes that pay off in the long run, such as installing hurricane straps to tie down roofs in...

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Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being

  • Written by Zachary Gillen, Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
imageAn age-appropriate strength training program can have significant benefits for children and adolescents.The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty Images

“Aren’t they a little young for that?”

This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages...

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10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means

  • Written by Katherine Drabiak, Professor of Health Law, Public Health Law and Medical Ethics, University of South Florida
imageWhen all the votes were tallied, Colorado voters approved a ballot measure establishing a right to abortion.Chet Strange/AP Photo

Voters in 10 states decided on measures relating to abortion on Nov. 5, 2024, many of which sought to expand access to abortion or expressly recognize a right to abortion in the state’s constitution.

Seven of the...

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Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University

With over 40 armed conflicts now taking place around the world, the costs of warfare are immense and continue to mount with each passing day.

Russia’s war on Ukraine is estimated to have resulted in more than 600,000 Russian casualties, with estimates of total dead and injured on both sides as high as 1 million. The war between Israel and...

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The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?

  • Written by Jordan Cash, Assistant Professor of Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, Michigan State University
imageThe term 'lame duck' has been around for hundreds of years, often referring to a person whose ability to exercise authority is limited for some reason.Planet Flem/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

The 2024 election has finally ended. What happens now?

There’s a 2½-month period between Election Day and Inauguration Day. It’s...

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  1. Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
  2. New Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
  3. How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
  4. How Trump won Pennsylvania − and what the numbers from key counties show about the future of a pivotal swing state
  5. What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
  6. The 4 ‘ashramas’ of Hinduism and what they can teach us about aging gracefully
  7. Religions talk about the value of humility − but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach
  8. Ballot measures to legalize recreational use of cannabis fail in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota
  9. ‘Yellowstone’ highlights Montana’s long-forgotten connection to the Confederacy
  10. Military veterans are disproportionately affected by suicide, but targeted prevention can help reverse the tide
  11. Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
  12. America’s glass ceiling remains − here are some of the reasons why a woman may have once again lost the presidency
  13. Iran’s currency was already tumbling − and then news of Trump’s victory broke
  14. Now the Electoral College votes for president – 4 essential reads
  15. What Buddhism can teach in this moment of deep divisions: No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’
  16. This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking
  17. Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828
  18. What is ‘ballot curing’? Election expert explains the method for fixing errors made when voters cast their ballots
  19. 2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides
  20. Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
  21. Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom
  22. Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’
  23. Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by membranes, these rogue organelles challenge biology’s fundamentals
  24. Only 5.3% of welders in the US are women. After years as a writing professor, I became one − here’s what I learned
  25. Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity
  26. Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That’s ‘zozobra’ – and Mexican philosophers have some advice
  27. How Native Americans guarded their societies against tyranny
  28. Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes
  29. The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality
  30. What poll watchers can − and can’t − do on Election Day
  31. Political bickering and policy uncertainty take a toll on business investment, research shows
  32. I’m a Muslim immigrant and a psychiatrist living in Michigan – I haven’t decided how to vote yet
  33. How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
  34. As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music
  35. Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds
  36. Osteoporosis, the silent disease, can shorten your life − here’s how to prevent fractures and keep bones healthy
  37. The racist ‘one-drop rule’ lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America
  38. Undoing the ‘deep state’ means Trump would undo over a century of progress in building a federal government for the people and not just for rich white men
  39. Election anxiety doesn’t need to win − here are 3 science-backed strategies from a clinical psychologist to rein in the stress
  40. Massachusetts could be the next state to get rid of the ‘subminimum wage’ for tipped workers
  41. Massachusetts votes to keep its ‘subminimum wage’ for tipped workers
  42. Jobs report gives a final lackluster snapshot prior to election − but overall, the economy under Biden has been a tale of 2 eras
  43. US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy
  44. ‘Safe route’ or ‘sushi route’ − 2 strategies to turn yuck to yum and convince people to eat unusual foods
  45. How to overcome your device dependency and manage a successful digital detox
  46. St. Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say about today’s
  47. The colonial legacy lurking beneath economic unrest in the French Caribbean
  48. Monkeys know who will win the election – primal instincts humans share with them shape voters’ choices
  49. No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned
  50. No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned