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Do college presidents still matter?

  • Written by Richard Freeland, Professor of History and Higher Education, Northeastern University
imageThree influential college presidents: Charles Eliot of Harvard (in office 1869-1909), Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago (1929-45) and Drew Faust of Harvard (2007-18).AP Photo/Edward Kitch/Charles Krupa

Drew Faust’s recent decision to step down as president of Harvard has inspired much commentary about whoshould be the next...

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Why Medicaid matters to you

  • Written by Sharona Hoffman, Professor of health law and bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
imageAs more and more seniors need care, their budgets will be strained. As a result, they may rely on Medicaid.gagliardiImages/Shutterstock.com

Efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare have been suspended for the time being, and many Americans are breathing a sigh of relief. But Obamacare is far from safe, and the same is true for one of the key...

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China is the key to avoiding nuclear 'fire and fury' in North Korea

  • Written by Greg Wright, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
imageThe news of an exchange of threats between the U.S. and North Korea is reported in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2017.AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship.

North Korea got the world’s attention – and Trump’s – when it successfully launched an...

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TB's stronghold in India: A tragedy there, and a grave concern for the rest of the world

  • Written by Jay Desai, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California

A study published recently in The Lancet has drawn the world’s attention to the specter of particularly dangerous types of tuberculosis, called multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant, in four countries. The study estimated that the percentage of multidrug-resistant TB among all cases in India, which already has the highest burden...

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Can transgender TV characters help bridge an ideological divide?

  • Written by Erica L. Rosenthal, Senior Research Associate, Hollywood, Health & Society, University of Southern California
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In 2014, Time magazine declared American culture had reached a “transgender tipping point,” with transgender people achieving unprecedented media visibility.

However, in light of recent policy shifts – such as the White House’s rollback of federal guidelines that supported transgender students and...

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Climate gloom and doom? Bring it on. But we need stories about taking action, too

  • Written by Jon Christensen, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the Department of History, and the Center for Digital Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles
imageAre there other ways to get people to engage with climate change?FloridaStock/Shutterstock.com

There’s been no shortage of pessimistic news on climate change lately. A group of climate scientists and policy experts recently declared that we have just three years left to dramatically turn around carbon emissions, or else. Meanwhile a widely...

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Are sex offender registries reinforcing inequality?

  • Written by Trevor Hoppe, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageGrounds of Hand Up Ministries in Oklahoma City houses sex offenders.AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

Public sex offender registries are at the forefront of what I’ve described in my research as a “war on sex.”

Offenders convicted of sex crimes are now singled out for surveillance and restrictions far more punitive than those who commit other...

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Eclipsing the occult in early America: Benjamin Franklin and his almanacs

  • Written by Carla J. Mulford, Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University
imageFranklin's lifelong quest was spreading scientific knowledge to regular people.Mason Chamberlin, CC BY

By the time he was 20 years old, colonial American Benjamin Franklin had already spent two years working as a printer in London. He returned to Philadelphia in 1726. During the sea voyage home, he kept a journal that included many of his...

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Trump and Obama have one surprising thing in common – the words they use

  • Written by Ronald R. Krebs, Beverly and Richard Fink Professor in the Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota

Six months have passed since Donald Trump entered the Oval Office.

His administration remains deeply understaffed. His legislative agenda is stymied. He has been active in issuing executive orders, but many are toothless, others are only in the early stages of undoing Obama policies and some are tied up in the courts. So far, Trump’s...

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How eclipses were regarded as omens in the ancient world

  • Written by Gonzalo Rubio, Associate Professor of Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies, History, and Asian Studies, Pennsylvania State University
imageA solar eclipse observed over Grand Canyon National Park in May 2012.Grand Canyon National Park

On Monday, August 21, people living in the continental United States will be able to see a total solar eclipse.

Humans have been alternatively amused, puzzled, bewildered and sometimes even terrified at the sight of this celestial phenomenon. A range of...

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  2. The military, minorities and social engineering: A long history
  3. Why governmental transparency will not work without strong leadership
  4. Why Ronald McDonald Houses should welcome homemade casseroles
  5. Affirmative action around the world
  6. Scientist at work: Why this meteorologist is eager for an eclipse
  7. The grand jury's role in American criminal justice, explained
  8. Cities need more than air conditioning to get through heat waves
  9. How Big Pharma is hindering treatment of the opioid addiction epidemic
  10. How 'Bambi' paved the way for both 'Fallout 4' and 'Angry Birds'
  11. Reengineering elevators could transform 21st-century cities
  12. US and Mexico immigration: Portraits of Guatemalan refugees in limbo
  13. The missing elements in the debate about affirmative action and Asian-American students
  14. Rural America: Where Sam Shepard's roots ran deepest
  15. How affordable housing can chip away at residential segregation
  16. Heat waves threaten city dwellers, especially minorities and the poor
  17. Explaining 'Rakshabandan' – a Hindu festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond
  18. Why Detroit exploded in the summer of 1967
  19. What does choice mean when it comes to health care?
  20. Misleading statements on Russia meeting recall Clinton's impeachment
  21. When the sun goes dark: 5 questions answered about the solar eclipse
  22. Watching children learn how to lie
  23. If we keep subsidizing wind, will the cost of wind energy go down?
  24. Learning new tricks from sea sponges, nature's most unlikely civil engineers
  25. How Greece could escape debtors' prison – if Europe opens the door
  26. Imagining Russia post-Putin
  27. One way to promote green infrastructure in your city
  28. Why shifting regulatory power to the states won't improve the environment
  29. How welfare's work requirements can deepen and prolong poverty: Rose's story
  30. Why the creators of '13 Reasons Why' should pay attention to the spike in suicide-related Google searches
  31. Soundscapes in the past: Adding a new dimension to our archaeological picture of ancient cultures
  32. How hot weather – and climate change – affect airline flights
  33. Inside the fight against malware attacks
  34. This math puzzle will help you plan your next party
  35. The true failure of foreign language instruction
  36. A trans soldier in the ancient Roman army?
  37. Henry David Thoreau’s views of 19th-century media resonate today
  38. Facing the threat from North Korea: 5 essential reads
  39. Is your drinking water safe? Here's how you can find out
  40. A big hurdle do-good companies face
  41. Are State Department cuts a major setback for genocide prevention?
  42. When do moviegoers become pilgrims?
  43. Welfare as we know it now: 6 questions answered
  44. Creating a high-speed internet lane for emergency situations
  45. Concussions and CTE: More complicated than even the experts know
  46. Why you may not need all those days of antibiotics
  47. Is Congress' plan to save Puerto Rico working?
  48. Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones
  49. The backstory behind the unions that bought a Chicago Sun-Times stake
  50. Who becomes a saint in the Catholic Church, and is that changing?