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Who forced the cigarette companies to run those anti-smoking ads?

  • Written by Stanton Glantz, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
imageJudge Gladys Kessler's ruling in 2006 was the basis for tobacco companies' corrective statements now airing on TV and placed in newspapers.Tobacco Free Kids, CC BY-SA

You may have seen ads run by the big cigarette companies listing the dangers of smoking and that they manipulated cigarettes to make them more addictive.

The path to the...

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Sí o sí, se celebra la Navidad en Puerto Rico

  • Written by Evelyn Milagros Rodriguez, Research, Reference and Special Collections Librarian, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
imageMuchas partes de Puerto Rico siguen impactadas por Huracán María pero el pueblo se prepara para la Navidad.Lorie Shaull/flickr, CC BY-SA

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Es un dicho popular que Puerto Rico celebra la “Navidad más larga del mundo”.

Los puertorriqueños comenzamos nuestros preparativos navideños desde el...

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Puerto Ricans aren't giving up on Christmas

  • Written by Evelyn Milagros Rodriguez, Research, Reference and Special Collections Librarian, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
imageThough much of Puerto Rico remains devastated by Hurricane Maria, people are preparing to celebrate the holidays.Lorie Shaull/flickr, CC BY-SA

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Some say Puerto Rico has the longest Christmas in the world.

For Puerto Ricans, who are 85 percent Catholic, Christmas starts after Thanksgiving, continues through Christmas Day, and...

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Why parents should check twice before offering holiday sweets

  • Written by Sarah Irvine Belson, Associate Professor of Education, American University
imageA first-grader eats a candy cane while watching the inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009.Chris O'Meara/AP

Over the holidays, most families will indulge in sugary treats. But before you offer your child a candy cane or chocolate coin, consider what research tells us about how kids perform in math is affected by what they eat for lunch – and...

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During the holidays, giving gifts to the dead can help you cope with grief

  • Written by Jenna Drenten, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
imageA toy truck left at a tombstone in a Montreal cemetery.Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock.com

Every December, my family decorates two Christmas trees: one for our living room and one for the cemetery, where my sister is buried.

She died when she was 15 years old. Twenty years later, we still buy a new ornament each year to place on her mini graveside...

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The 2017 national security strategy: A scorecard

  • Written by Peter Dombrowski, Professor, Strategic Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, US Naval War College
imageDonald Trump laying out a national strategy, Dec. 18, 2017.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The U.S. Congress mandates that each presidential administration produce a “national security strategy,” although it does not specify when or how often. The periodic reports usually arrive with little public fanfare – beyond the intense...

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Untrustworthy memories make it hard to shop ethically

  • Written by Rebecca Walker Reczek, Associate Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
imageYou probably don't remember the Kathie Lee sweatshop scandal of the mid-1990s. What about the more recent debacles? AP Photo/Michael Schmelling

Imagine a shopper, Sarah, who is concerned about child labor and knows about groups like the Fair Wear Foundation that certify which brands sell ethically produced clothing. Hours after learning that fashion...

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Why Americans will never agree on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
imageThe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to a great diversity of wildlife -- one reason environmentalists oppose oil and gas drilling. US Fish and Wildlife Service, CC BY-SA

After decades of bitter struggle, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge seems on the verge of being opened to the oil industry. The consensus tax bill Republicans are trying...

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The US may be in for a tough flu season: 4 questions answered

  • Written by Irena L. Kenneley, Associate Professor of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
imageAn annual vaccine is your best protection against the flu.REDPIXEL.PL/shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: This year, Australia suffered a record number of flu infections. This has some experts concerned that the U.S. will suffer a harsh flu season as well. Irena Kenneley, associate professor of nursing at Case Western Reserve University, explains...

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What Kwanzaa means for black Americans

  • Written by Frank Dobson, Associate Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University
imageKwanzaa celebrations.Black Hour, CC BY-NC

On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. At many Kwanzaa ceremonies, there is also African drumming and...

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  4. GOP tax plan doubles down on policies that are crushing the middle class
  5. Climate change will displace millions in coming decades. Nations should prepare now to help them
  6. Exxon Mobil's about-face on climate disclosure
  7. Market bubbles and sonic attacks: Mass hysterias will never go away
  8. The dangerous belief that white people are under attack
  9. What is a soul, anyway? Pullman's 'La Belle Sauvage' tackles the big questions
  10. Why justice is more important than the rule of law
  11. Why Trump's plan to forbid spouses of H-1B visa holders to work is a bad idea
  12. Tips from negotiation experts for truly happy holidays
  13. Skip fights about digital devices over the holidays – instead, let them bring your family together
  14. Why the Republican tax plan can help put American youths back to work
  15. The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality
  16. Black voters won Alabama for the Dems. Here's what they need in return
  17. Some new nonprofits take off, others flop – and nobody knows why
  18. An archaeological dig in Israel provides clues to how feasting became an important ritual
  19. When cringeworthy gifts are worse than inconsiderate
  20. What Doug Jones's win means for Mitch McConnell, Steve Bannon and the Democrats
  21. Can math predict what you’ll do next?
  22. Mercury from industrialized nations is polluting the Arctic – here's how it gets there
  23. With FCC's net neutrality ruling, the US could lose its lead in online consumer protection
  24. Alabama and #MeToo's disruptive force
  25. A parent's guide to ending sexual harassment and assault
  26. Why there's no place like home for the holidays
  27. Trump's right about one thing: The US Senate should end its 60-vote majority
  28. Stinkhorns, truffles, smuts: The amazing diversity – and possible decline – of mushrooms and other fungi
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  35. Will China's crackdown on 'foreign garbage' force wealthy countries to recycle more of their own waste?
  36. What 'Last Tango in Paris' teaches my students about sexual ethics
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  39. 3 myths about the poor that Republicans are using to support slashing US safety net
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