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If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, Trump's health care order is not enough to replace it

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Pennsylvania State University
imageThe Supreme Court will face another challenge to the Affordable Care Act that is more likely to succeed with the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

The battle over the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has refocused American attention on the future of the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear...

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The 2020 elections will determine which voices dominate public land debates

  • Written by James R. Skillen, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Calvin University
imageUtah's Cottonwood Canyon is a popular hiking destination on federal land.BLM

Presidential elections are anxious times for federal land agencies and the people they serve. The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service manage more than a quarter of the nation’s land, which means...

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Regal Cinemas' decision to close its theaters is the latest blow to a film industry on life support

  • Written by Matthew Jordan, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University
imageMost people are avoiding movie theaters, even as restrictions have eased.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow.

Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it would suspend operations at all of its locations in the U.S. and U.K. as crowded theaters continue to be seen as petri dishes for a...

Read more: Regal Cinemas' decision to close its theaters is the latest blow to a film industry on life support

VP debates are often forgettable – but Dan Quayle never recovered from his 1988 debate mistake

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
imageTexas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, left, had something to celebrate after the 1988 vice presidential debate. Quayle not so much.Bettmann via Getty

If you think that vice presidential debates – like the one on Oct. 7 between Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris – have no political impact, I have two words for you: Dan Quayle.

Afte...

Read more: VP debates are often forgettable – but Dan Quayle never recovered from his 1988 debate mistake

Why friendships are falling apart over politics

  • Written by Melanie Green, Associate Professor of Communication, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageSomething about our current moment seems to have put a particular strain on our personal relationships.Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images

Former Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia were on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Yet despite their obvious legal disagreements, the liberal Ginsburg once described herself and...

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Paid internships elusive for women and Asian college students

  • Written by John Zilvinskis, Assistant Professor , Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageResearchers examined the quality of students' internship experience.Juanmonino/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Women and Asian students are significantly less likely than their counterparts who identify as men or white to receive payment during internships. This finding is...

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Student housing is scarce for college students who have kids

  • Written by Autumn Green, Research Scientist Studying Higher Education Access for Student Parents, Wellesley College
imageA stable residence on campus can help college students who are parents complete their degrees.SDI Productions/Getty Images

Before the family housing program opened at his university, Blake and his two young daughters were couch-surfing at the homes of their friends and family.

“They only saw me coming and going,” Blake explains,...

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Renowned educator Paulo Freire would have questioned how we are schooling our kids in the age of COVID-19

  • Written by Antonia Darder, Professor of Education, Loyola Marymount University
imageThe late education philosopher Paulo Freire would have argued that online schooling further entitles those in positions of power.Nefandisimo, CC BY-SA

Schools across the globe are struggling to provide online academic alternatives during the coronavirus, especially for students from racially and economically marginalized groups.

While online...

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As Bangladesh hosts over a million Rohingya refugees, a scholar explains what motivated the country to open up its borders

  • Written by Tazreena Sajjad, Senior Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service
imageRohingya refugees wait during distribution of food items in 2017 in Bangladesh.AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File

Over 1.1 million Rohingyas continue to remain strandedin crowded camps in Bangladesh while the international community fails to provide a resolution to the crisis.

When in 2017 this lower-middle-income, majority Muslim country opened its borders...

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Shopping online to stay safe during the pandemic? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scams

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University
imageA little digging can help you avoid those too-good-to-be-true traps when shopping online.martin-dm/E+ via Getty Images

The holiday season is already a booming time for online shopping. The COVID-19 pandemic only increases the likelihood that when people shop this holiday season, they will choose online shopping over brick-and-mortar stores....

Read more: Shopping online to stay safe during the pandemic? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scams

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  3. Why is it so hard for atheists to get voted in to Congress?
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  5. Some bees are born curious while others are more single-minded – new research hints at how the hive picks which flowers to feast on
  6. Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future
  7. A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US
  8. Women risk losing decades of workplace progress due to COVID-19 – here's how companies can prevent that
  9. Racial justice giving is booming: 4 trends
  10. Remote learning isn't new: Radio instruction in the 1937 polio epidemic
  11. Trump and Biden ads on Facebook and Instagram focus on rallying the base
  12. Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead could include a constitutional crisis over succession
  13. Trump is taking the latest in COVID-19 treatments – here's what doctors know works against the virus
  14. A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide – health problems
  15. Older people like President Trump are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
  16. What is COVAX and why does it matter for getting vaccines to developing nations?
  17. In 'The Good Lord Bird,' a new version of John Brown rides in at a crucial moment in US history
  18. Cutting the debate mic won't stop Trump from short-circuiting the democratic process
  19. California wildfires pass 4 million acres burned, doubling previous record – that's a lot of toxic smoke
  20. Evolution on the smallest of scales smooths out the patchwork patterns of where plants and animals live
  21. In the midst of deep grief, a scholar writes how Hindu rituals taught her how to let go
  22. In the midst of deep grief, a scholar writes how Hindu rituals taught her to let go
  23. El colorante artificial podría usarse para desinfectar el aire del COVID-19
  24. What makes a 'good' patriot? Donald Trump may be surprised by an ethicist's answer
  25. How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
  26. Surprise medical bills increase costs for everyone, not just for the people who get them
  27. How 3 prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
  28. Could a few state legislatures choose the next president?
  29. Mitch McConnell's legacy is a conservative Supreme Court shaped by his calculated audacity
  30. Will German Americans again put Donald Trump over the top in the presidential election?
  31. The 737 MAX is ready to fly again, but plane certification still needs to be fixed – here's how
  32. Want to solve society's most urgent problems? Cash prizes can spur breakthroughs
  33. One small part of a human antibody has the potential to work as a drug for both prevention and therapy of COVID-19
  34. The world's southernmost tree hangs on in one of the windiest places on Earth – but climate change is shifting those winds
  35. Trump's encouragement of GOP poll watchers echoes an old tactic of voter intimidation
  36. ¿Debemos preocuparnos ante la disminución de anticuerpos al recuperarnos del COVID-19?
  37. Why 'namaste' has become the perfect pandemic greeting
  38. The urge to punish is not only about revenge – unfairness can unleash it, too
  39. Michigan's effort to end gerrymandering revives a practice rooted in ancient Athens
  40. The Arctic hasn't been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet
  41. Making the most of K-12 digital textbooks and online educational tools
  42. Trump and Biden clash in chaotic debate – experts react on the court, race and election integrity
  43. Your child's vaccines: What you need to know about catching up during the COVID-19 pandemic
  44. Nobel Prizes have a diversity problem even worse than the scientific fields they honor
  45. Failure to shore up state budgets may hit women's wallets especially hard
  46. Don't underestimate the power of the putdown in a presidential debate
  47. The aching blue: Trauma, stress and invisible wounds of those in law enforcement
  48. Partisan Supreme Court battles are as old as the United States itself
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