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The power of ordinary people facing totalitarianism

  • Written by Kathleen B. Jones, Professor Emerita of Women's Studies, emphasis on politics, San Diego State University
imageA 1969 photo of political theorist and scholar Hannah Arendt. AP Photo

In the weeks since the election of President Donald J. Trump, sales of George Orwell’s “1984” have skyrocketed. But so have those of a lesser-known title, “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” by a German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt.

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How did we get here? Four essential reads on the status of health care in America

  • Written by Lynne Anderson, Senior Editor, Health & Medicine, The Conversation
imageHouse Speaker Paul Ryan at a March 7, 2017 unveiling of the new health care bill called the American Health Care Plan.Susan Walsh/AP

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to the proposed American Health Care Act and the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare.

Turmoil around health care policy is reaching...

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How a kernel of corn may yield answers into some cancers

  • Written by Kevin M. Folta, Professor and Chair, Horticultural Sciences Department, Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Florida
imageCells within corn kernels have properties similar to those within human blood cells. www.shutterstock.com

Driving down a country highway in the Midwest can seem an endless ribbon flanked by green walls of corn, neatly planted in stately rows. But who would guess that a plant that feeds a planet might hold clues that could help us better understand,...

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Trade Facilitation Agreement's benefits may extend well beyond cutting red tape

  • Written by Russell Hillberry, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

Late last month the World Trade Organization celebrated the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), a global effort to streamline government procedures governing international trade.

The primary goal of the agreement is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of agencies that oversee trade, especially in developing...

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How unaccompanied youth become exploited workers in the US

  • Written by Stephanie L. Canizales, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageAn unaccompanied minor from Guatemala, in Hamilton, Ohio.AP Photo/John Minchillo

The Trump administration has released a series of executive orders targeting immigration at the U.S. southern border. Central American families and children traveling alone represent nearly half of all unauthorized migrants apprehended by Customs and Border Protection....

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Why powerful people fail to stop bad behavior by their underlings

  • Written by Jessica A. Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University
imageWho you gonna listen to?Ethical dilemma via www.shutterstock.com

Imagine you were recently promoted at work. You now command a higher salary, lead more people and control more of the organization’s resources. As such, you have more influence over strategy, more authority to hire and fire and more responsibility for your team’s outcomes....

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Did artificial intelligence deny you credit?

  • Written by Anupam Datta, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
imageCan an algorithm explain itself?Robot decision via shutterstock.com

People who apply for a loan from a bank or credit card company, and are turned down, are owed an explanation of why that happened. It’s a good idea – because it can help teach people how to repair their damaged credit – and it’s a federal law, the Equal...

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Whose votes count the least in the Electoral College?

  • Written by Dale R. Durran, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington
imageWeighing up your votesnorthcharleston/flickr, CC BY

In the days following the 2016 presidential election, many pundits and voters alike were stunned by the disparity between the popular vote, which went for Hillary Clinton, and the Electoral College, which favored Donald Trump.

If the president were elected by popular vote, every voter’s...

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Upgrading our infrastructure: Targeting repairs for locks, dams and bridges

  • Written by Hussam N. Mahmoud, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Structural Laboratory, Colorado State University
imageMaintenance work on Lock and Dam 8 on the Mississippi River near Genoa, Wisconsin.Patrick Moes, USACE/Flickr, CC BY

For the second time in a row, America’s infrastructure has earned a grade of D+ from the American Society of Civil Engineers. ASCE issues these report cards every four years, grading the state of U.S. bridges, dams, parks,...

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What's the purpose of President Trump's Navy?

  • Written by Simon Reich, Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
imageThe USS Gerald Ford in Newport News, Virginia, cost nearly $13 billion to build. AP Photo/Steve Helber

President Trump visited Newport News at the beginning of March to deliver a speech aboard the soon-to-be commissioned USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. It provided a timely reminder of his campaign pledge that he would increase the size of the...

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