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How state courts – not federal judges – could protect voting rights

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
imageA Texas limit of one ballot drop-off box per county has been challenged in state and federal courts.AP Photo/LM Otero

A jaw-dropping deluge of election-related lawsuits is already working its way through the nation’s courts, but some lawyers are taking a different tack than usual: ignoring federal laws and instead focusing on state...

Read more: How state courts – not federal judges – could protect voting rights

Estas son ocho maneras como tu vida será afectada si Obamacare desaparece

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State
imageEl periodo de inscripción abierta para planes de seguro médico 'Obamacare' en www.healthcare.gov a partir del 1 de noviembre.https://www.healthcare.gov

Mas de 10 años después de su aprobación por el Presidente Barack Obama, la Ley de Cuidados Médicos Asequibles (ACA, por sus siglos en inglés) sigue...

Read more: Estas son ocho maneras como tu vida será afectada si Obamacare desaparece

Health insurers are starting to roll back coverage for telehealth – even though demand is way up due to COVID-19

  • Written by Jennifer A. Mallow, Associate Professor of Nursing, West Virginia University
imagePrivate insurers saw telehealth claims increase over 4,000% from 2019 to 2020.Solskin/DigitalVision via Getty Images

In less than a year, telehealth has gone from a niche rarity to a common practice. Its ability to ensure physical distance, preserve personal protective equipment and prevent the spread of infection among health care workers and...

Read more: Health insurers are starting to roll back coverage for telehealth – even though demand is way up...

Viktor Orbán's use and misuse of religion serves as a warning to Western democracies

  • Written by Garret Martin, Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
imageViktor Orbán speaking at a summit on Poland on Sept. 11.Omar Marques/Getty Images

Somewhere in his journey to power in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a radical religious conversion.

An atheist when he started in politics in the late 1980s, Orbán now calls himself a defender of Christianity. In an August speech...

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If a robot is conscious, is it OK to turn it off? The moral implications of building true AIs

  • Written by Anand Vaidya, Associate Professor of Philosophy, San José State University
imageWhat do you owe a faithful android like Data?CBS

In the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode “The Measure of a Man,” Data, an android crew member of the Enterprise, is to be dismantled for research purposes unless Captain Picard can argue that Data deserves the same rights as a human being. Naturally the question arises:...

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Undocumented immigrants may actually make American communities safer – not more dangerous – new study finds

  • Written by Robert M. Adelman, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology, University at Buffalo
imagePresident Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that undocumented immigrants cause more crime, but new research suggests the opposite might be true.Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Undocumented immigration does not increase the violent crime rate in U.S. metropolitan areas....

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A contested election: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US
imageWhat happens when an election is contested?Gorilla Studio/Getty

Democracy in America could hit a rough patch soon, as election officials tally votes in the presidential race. More than 350 lawsuits have already been filed this year across the country over how, where and when voters could cast ballots. One presidential candidate – Donald Trump...

Read more: A contested election: 5 essential reads

Wildfires force thousands to evacuate near Los Angeles: Here's how the 2020 Western fire season got so extreme

  • Written by Mojtaba Sadegh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
imageThe 2020 wildfire season has been shattering records across the West.Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Two wildfires erupted on the outskirts of cities near Los Angeles, forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes Monday as powerful Santa Ana winds swept the flames through dry grasses and brush. With strong winds and extremely low...

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SNAP benefits cost a total of $85.6B in the 2020 fiscal year amid heightened US poverty and unemployment

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageSome states make it possible to use SNAP benefits at farmers markets.AP Photo/Robert F. Bukatyimage

The government spent a record US$85.6 billion on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the fiscal year ending in September. This sum, included in an October Treasury Department report, was about 35% higher than the $63.5 billion the federal...

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Initiatives to close the digital divide must last beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to work

  • Written by D. Antonio Cantù, Associate Dean and Director of Education, Counseling and Leadership, Bradley University
imageInternet access at home has been linked to higher academic achievement.FG Trade / Getty Images

As COVID-19 continues to force many schools to operate remotely, cities throughout the nation are stepping up to provide free internet service to public school students from families of lesser means.

Washington, D.C., plans to provide free internet access...

Read more: Initiatives to close the digital divide must last beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to work

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  4. Are 50 Cent, Ice Cube and young Black men the supporters who will enable Trump's return to the White House? Not exactly
  5. Chile abolishes its dictatorship-era constitution in groundbreaking vote for a more inclusive democracy
  6. In rural America, resentment over COVID-19 shutdowns is colliding with rising case numbers
  7. Why mixed messaging can erode trust in institutions
  8. The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice
  9. Your dog's nose knows no bounds – and neither does its love for you
  10. Rats help clear minefields in Cambodia – and suspicion of the military
  11. Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump's immigration crackdown
  12. Trump's trade war – what was it good for? Not much
  13. Kids are probably more strategic about swapping Halloween candy and other stuff than you might think
  14. Obstacles to voting: 6 essential reads on the challenges of election 2020
  15. What is originalism? Debunking the myths
  16. COVID-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness
  17. An epidemiologist explains the new CDC guidance on 15 minutes of exposure and what it means for you
  18. Sick of COVID-19? Here's why you might have pandemic fatigue
  19. A second pathway into cells for SARS-CoV-2: New understanding of the neuropilin-1 protein could speed vaccine research
  20. In two political battlegrounds, thousands of mail-in ballots are on the verge of being rejected
  21. Most plastic recycling produces low-value materials – but we've found a way to turn a common plastic into high-value molecules
  22. How to use COVID-19 testing and quarantining to safely travel for the holidays
  23. COVID-19 has shone a light on the millennia-old balance between public and private worship
  24. Do we have to toss Halloween out the window this year, too? Public health experts give some guidelines
  25. An expert in nonverbal communication watched the Trump-Biden debate with the sound turned down – here's what he saw
  26. Dios puede ser herido, pero no como afirma Trump, según los teólogos
  27. Election 2020: 89 articles to teach you about how American elections really work
  28. Pope Francis' support for civil unions is a call to justice – and nothing new
  29. How to track your mail-in ballot
  30. Mail delays, the election and the future of the US Postal Service: 5 questions answered
  31. 1968's presidential election looks a lot like today's – but it was very different
  32. What the rise of digital handouts on Venmo and Cash App says about our fraying social safety net
  33. Disputes over when life begins may block cutting-edge reproductive technologies like mitochondrial replacement therapies
  34. P-TECH high school model connects students to college and careers
  35. When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
  36. Writing the Isolation Rag – a composer reflects on his experience making music during a pandemic
  37. Designing batteries for easier recycling could avert a looming e-waste crisis
  38. A tiny circular racetrack for light can rapidly detect single molecules
  39. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma may settle legal claims with a new 'public trust' that would still be dedicated to profit
  40. Why the FDA is warning pregnant women not to use over-the-counter pain relievers
  41. Turbulent environment set the stage for leaps in human evolution and technology 320,000 years ago
  42. How sexist abuse of women in Congress amounts to political violence – and undermines American democracy
  43. Immigrants are still sending lots of money home despite the coronavirus job losses – for now
  44. From Macedonia to America: Civics lessons from the former Yugoslavia
  45. 19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots -- and that's why we've got laws regulating behavior at polling places
  46. How might the campaign’s endgame be disrupted? Here are five scenarios, drawn from the history of election polling
  47. Why Democrats and health policy experts believe the Barrett confirmation rush is about getting rid of the Affordable Care Act: 3 essential reads
  48. People want data privacy but don't always know what they're getting
  49. Beheading in France could bolster president's claim that Islam is in 'crisis' – but so is French secularism
  50. Lincoln Project's anti-Trump ads show power of biting satire