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Death penalty moratorium in California – what it means for the state and for the nation

  • Written by Hadar Aviram, Professor of Criminal Justice and Corrections, University of California, Hastings
Guards take apart the death penalty chamber at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday, March 13, 2019California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP

Both celebration – and ire – followed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of a moratorium on the death penalty in California.

California’s 737 death row inmates...

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Even if Netanyahu goes, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

  • Written by Dov Waxman, Professor of Political Science, International Affairs and Israel Studies, Northeastern University
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.AP/Sebastian Scheiner

After a decade in office, Benjamin Netanyahu’s long tenure as Israel’s prime minister may soon be ending.

Whether his Likud Party loses power following Israel’s election on April 9, or he’s forced to resign the premiership after being indicted on multiple...

Read more: Even if Netanyahu goes, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

The bias hiding in your library

  • Written by Amanda Ros, Coordinator of Monograph Copy Cataloging, Texas A&M University
Library subjects and call numbers can be the subject of controversy.jakkaje808/shutterstock.com

For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.”

But then, on March 22, 2016, the library made a momentous decision, announcing that it was canceling the subject...

Read more: The bias hiding in your library

5 ways summer camp makes a difference – and what to look for in a camp

  • Written by Daniel J Richmond, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Utah
More than 14 million kids attend summer camp each year.Rawpixel from www.shutterstock.com

In popular culture, summer camp is often portrayed as a place where pranks are played, romances unfold and underdogs triumph. Classic summer camp movies such as the 1979 film “Meatballs” or, more recently, the 2012 movie “Moonrise Kingdom,&rdq...

Read more: 5 ways summer camp makes a difference – and what to look for in a camp

Violence against women is overlooked in its role in opioid epidemic

  • Written by Nabila El-Bassel, Professor of Social Work, Director of Social Intervention Group, Columbia University
Women who are sexually assaulted by their partners or other men sometimes turn to opioids to numb themselves.Tinnakomjorruang/Shutterstock.com

One night, a woman I’ll call Tonya got a compliment from a guy when she was out with her boyfriend. Tonya’s boyfriend cursed her because another man had complimented her. He said: “You...

Read more: Violence against women is overlooked in its role in opioid epidemic

A case against a moratorium on germline gene editing

  • Written by G. Owen Schaefer, Research Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
What's the best way to put the brakes on current research?Okrasyuk/Shutterstock.com

Should researchers put the brakes on genetically engineering babies? Leading scientists and ethicists recently called for a moratorium on clinical applications of germline gene editing: inheritable alterations to the DNA of embryos to improve kids’ health or...

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White nationalism, born in the USA, is now a global terror threat

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton

The recent massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand is the latest confirmation that white supremacy is a danger to democratic societies across the globe.

Despite President Donald Trump’s suggestion that white nationalist terrorism is not a major problem, recent data from the United Nations, University of...

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Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

  • Written by Jessica Owens-Young, Assistant Professor of Health Studies, American University
Families that spend more on housing may have less to spend on their health.Tero Vesalainen/shutterstock.com

New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.

The 2019 County Health Rankings, an annual collaborative report from the...

Read more: Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University

The cruel murder of 50 people in New Zealand was another tragic reminder of how humans are capable of heartlessly killing their own kind just based on what they believe, how they worship, and what race or nationality they belong to. There is a longstanding history of the fear of “the others” turning humans into illogical ruthless...

Read more: The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism

What is the significance of Friday prayers in Islam?

  • Written by Rose S. Aslan, Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University
Muslims praying in a Chicago mosque following the shooting in New Zealand, on Friday, March 15.AP Photo/Noreen Nasir

Following the terror attack on two New Zealand mosques last week, many Muslim communities across the world gathered as usual for their most important weekly ritual – Friday prayers.

In the past few years, Muslims have been...

Read more: What is the significance of Friday prayers in Islam?

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  13. Teaching in America's prisons has taught me to believe in second chances
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