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The shutdown took so long to end because it became a moral issue

  • Written by Timothy Ryan, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden.AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

Even as the partial shutdown of the federal government came to an end, many Americans were left baffled.

Why didn’t Congress and the president strike a deal sooner?

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were asked to work without pay because of a fight over a border...

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Separation of powers: An invitation to struggle

  • Written by Bruce Peabody, Professor of American Politics, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Letter from President Trump to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.AP/Wayne Partlow

There’s been a lot of trouble in the nation’s capital lately.

The United States just endured a monthlong government shutdown affecting services ranging from airline travel to tax collection.

Congress and the president have battled over where and even whether to hol...

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Amazon deforestation, already rising, may spike under Bolsonaro

  • Written by Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Florida
Munduruku tribal people are demanding that Brazil's government respect their land rights.AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

Over the past 25 years that I have been conducting environmental research in the Amazon, I have witnessed the the ongoing destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest. Twenty percent of it has been deforested by now – an area...

Read more: Amazon deforestation, already rising, may spike under Bolsonaro

Sylvia Plath's new short story was never 'lost' – so why is the media saying it was 'just discovered'?

  • Written by Bethany Anderson, University Archivist, University of Virginia
Archivists put an immense amount of work into organizing, digitizing and maintaining repositories.AP Photo/Matt Dunham

The recent publication of Sylvia Plath’s short story “Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom” has been met with much fanfare, with the media eager to highlight that the story had been “lost,” only to have...

Read more: Sylvia Plath's new short story was never 'lost' – so why is the media saying it was 'just...

A proposal to reduce vaccine exemptions while respecting rights of conscience

  • Written by Stacie Kershner, Associate Director, Center for Law, Health & Society, Georgia State University
Many parents object to vaccination for religious reasons, while others may file for exemptions for convenience. Africa Studios/Shutterstock.com

Vaccine resistance is one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. Here in the U.S., New York City is currently experiencing its worst outbreak of measles i...

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Rural people with disabilities are still struggling to recover from the recession

  • Written by Lillie Greiman, Project Director, RTC: Rural, The University of Montana
Since the Great Recession, the employment rate has gone up — but some rural groups lag behind.Josh Sorenson, CC BY

After the devastating losses of the Great Recession, the U.S. has enjoyed one of the longest expansions in its recorded history. For nearly 100 straight months, the U.S. economy has added jobs.

But not all groups have shared...

Read more: Rural people with disabilities are still struggling to recover from the recession

Can you life-hack your way to love?

  • Written by Joseph Reagle, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University
True love could be hiding inside mounds of data.xtock/Shutterstock.com

There’s never been a shortage of dating advice from family, friends and self-help authors. Yet in the digital age, people are turning to nerdy hacker-types as guides.

At first, they might seem like an odd source of romantic advice, but think again: Computer programmers...

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How will generations that didn't experience the Holocaust remember it?

  • Written by Timothy Langille, Lecturer, Arizona State University
Childhood Holocaust survivors Simon Gronowski and Alice Gerstel Weit touring the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum.AP Photo/Reed Saxon

The Soviet Red Army liberated the most notorious of the Nazi death camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau, on Jan. 27, 1945.

This year, the United Nations and 39 countries will commemorate that date with International Holocaust...

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Vital economic data was likely lost during the shutdown – here's why it matters to all Americans

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
Wall Street traders aren't the only ones who rely on government economic data.AP Photo/Richard Drew

The shutdown may be over – for now – but its consequences will linger on.

One of those concerns is the dizzying amount of economic data the federal government collects on everything from the state of the economy and investment to the cost...

Read more: Vital economic data was likely lost during the shutdown – here's why it matters to all Americans

How corruption in forensic science is harming the criminal justice system

  • Written by Jessica S. Henry, Associate Professor, Department of Justice Studies, Montclair State University

Television crime dramas like “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and its many spin-offs have fostered the popular belief that forensic science, or the use of science to solve crimes, is infallible.

Yet, as forensic scandal after forensic scandal sweeps the nation, a competing truth has emerged. Forensic science is only as reliable as the...

Read more: How corruption in forensic science is harming the criminal justice system

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