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Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades

  • Written by Shalom Goldman, Professor of Religion, Middlebury
imageParticipants in a 'United for Israel' march, led by The Pursuit NW Christian Church, stand on the University of Washington's campus in May 2024.Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would “respect and represent the...

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Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires

  • Written by Rita V. Burke, Associate Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California

The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires disrupted the education and daily lives of over 700,000 students.

The fires first erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades, a small enclave...

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Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment

  • Written by Mark Satta, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University
imageNo president other than Franklin D. Roosevelt has held office for more than two terms. Walter Leporati/Getty Images

Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons.

First, prior to Roosevelt’s election to a third term in 1940 there was a longstanding...

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America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics

  • Written by David Campbell, Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame
imageConventional wisdom about nonreligious Americans' voting misses some important distinctions.Sarah Rice/Getty Images

After climbing for decades, the percentage of Americans with no religion has leveled off. For the past few years, the share of adults who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” has stood at about 29%,...

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Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization

  • Written by Sara Safransky, Associate Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University

Ever since the United States government’s unfulfilled promise of giving every newly freed Black American “40 acres and a mule” after the Civil War, descendants of the enslaved have repeatedly proposed the idea of redistributing land to redress the nation’s legacies of slavery.

Land-based reparations are also a form of redres...

Read more: Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for...

Planned blackouts are becoming more common − and not having cash on hand could cost you

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Are you prepared for when the power goes out? To prevent massive wildfires in drought-prone, high-wind areas, electrical companies have begun preemptively shutting off electricity. These planned shutdowns are called public safety power shutoffs, abbreviated to PSPS, and they’re increasingly common. So far this year, we’ve seen them in T...

Read more: Planned blackouts are becoming more common − and not having cash on hand could cost you

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageA shopper who gets SNAP benefits shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023.AP Photo/Allison Dinner

Congress may soon consider whether to cut spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the main way the government helps low-income Americans put food on the table. The Conversation U.S. asked Tracy Roof...

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US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise

  • Written by Jonathan P. Stewart, Professor of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
imageThe 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco in 1989 caused about $6.8 billion in damage and 63 deaths.J.K. Nakata/U.S. Geological Survey

Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on...

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Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East

  • Written by Ben Marwick, Professor of Archaeology, University of Washington
imageThe artifacts found at Longtan, southwest China, were as old as 60,000 years.Qijun Ruan

New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools...

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Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador sparks legal questions likely to reach the Supreme Court

  • Written by Jennifer Selin, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
imagePrisoners stand in a cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 26, 2025.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

A federal appeals court on March 26, 2025, upheld a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants,...

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  4. Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy
  5. Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe
  6. Why do dogs love to play with trash?
  7. What is a ‘revisionist’ state, and what are they trying to revise?
  8. As ‘right to die’ gains more acceptance, a scholar of Catholicism explains the position of the Catholic Church
  9. The Panama Canal’s other conflict: Water security for the population and the global economy
  10. How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains
  11. ‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans
  12. From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of history and books
  13. Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs
  14. Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes
  15. As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
  16. Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering
  17. We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence
  18. First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame
  19. Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US-Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role
  20. What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
  21. Women are reclaiming their place in baseball
  22. Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security
  23. Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action
  24. Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app
  25. Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm
  26. From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
  27. US swing toward autocracy doesn’t have to be permanent – but swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and elections
  28. Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could spell trouble for distilled spirits
  29. With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there
  30. Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform
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  32. Maritime truce would end a sorry war on the waves for Russia that set back its naval power ambitions
  33. Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next
  34. Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
  35. The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap
  36. Trump is not a king – but that doesn’t stop him from reveling in his job’s most ceremonial and exciting parts
  37. Trump’s desire to ‘un-unite’ Russia and China is unlikely to work – in fact, it could well backfire
  38. Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course
  39. Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work
  40. Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship
  41. Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma
  42. Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan
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  45. Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
  46. National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law: The Antiquities Act
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  50. Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency