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Understanding the US political divide, one word cloud at a time

  • Written by Michael Carolan, Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
In a divided United States, how can we describe who is on each side?from www.shutterstock.com

America’s political divide goes by many names – rural-urban, blue-red, metro-non-metro and left-right. We are told it is bad and that it is only getting worse, thanks to phenomena like fake news, economic uncertainty and the migration of young...

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Why Trump's idea to arm teachers may miss the mark

  • Written by Aimee Huff, Assistant Professor, Marketing , Oregon State University
Research shows that carrying a gun for self-defense comes with a host of risks.Shutterstock.com

President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm teachers has sparked substantial public debate.

As researchers of consumer culture and lead authors of a recent study of how Americans use and view firearms for self-defense, we argue that while carrying a...

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Mental illness and gun laws: What you may not know about the complexities

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School visiting the Florida Legislature on Feb. 21, 2018, to discuss gun control and mental illness. AP Photo/Gerald Strong

Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, the same debates are repeated. Besides sending thoughts and prayers for the victims, a...

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Plague bacteria may be hiding in common soil or water microbes, waiting to emerge

  • Written by David Markman, PhD Candidate, Colorado State University
Children at a school in Antananarivo, Madagascar, during a plague outbreak, Oct. 3, 2017. AP Photo/Alexander Joe, File

Plague is a highly contagious disease that has killed millions of people over the past 1,400 years. Outbreaks still sporadically occur in as many as 36 countries worldwide. Perhaps one of the greatest remaining mysteries...

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Here's how we can make going to college smoother for students who've been in foster care

  • Written by John R. Seita, Associate Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
Can campus-based support programs boost to graduation rates for former foster youth?Shutterstock.com

Young people who’ve been in foster care face some challenging circumstances, but they still hope to go to college just like their peers.

For example, 84 percent of the 17- and 18-year-olds in foster care in one survey indicated that they wanted...

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Washington has meddled in elections before

  • Written by William M. LeoGrande, Professor of Government, American University
Violeta Chamorro President of Nicaragua meets with former President Bush in the Oval Office at the White House in 1992.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

“They have no damn right,” former Vice President Joe Biden said on Feb. 16, denouncing Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

“It’s our sovereign...

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Will Pyeongchang be able to avoid a post-Olympics day of reckoning?

  • Written by James Sipes, Instructor of Geodesign, Pennsylvania State University
Will structures like the Gangneung Ice Arena be worth the investment once the games wrap up?AP Photo/Felipe Dana

Now that South Korea’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have wrapped up, what happens next?

When preparing a bid to host the Olympics, organizers typically promote economic growth, jobs, housing and infrastructure improvements. But as...

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The NRA's journey from marksmanship to political brinkmanship

  • Written by Robert Spitzer, Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, State University of New York College at Cortland
Late actor and former National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston held a rifle aloft at a 2002 get-out-the-vote rally. AP Photo/Jim Cole

The mass shooting on Valentine’s Day in Parkland, Florida, ripped at the hearts of Americans in a way perhaps not seen or felt since the Sandy Hook Elementary School bloodshed in Newtown, Connecticut...

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How the firearms industry influences US gun culture, in 6 charts

  • Written by Michael Siegel, Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
AR-15-style rifles on display in a Texas retail shop.AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane

Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are occurring with increasing frequency in schools, offices and theaters across the U.S.

Yet in our nation’s ongoing conversation about the root causes...

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How working with men and boys could stop domestic violence

  • Written by Richard Tolman, Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
Rob Porter, left, an aide to President Trump, resigned after reports surfaced that he had abused his two ex-wivesAP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Can President Donald Trump’s recent repudiation of domestic violence actually help prevent it?

Rob Porter, a high-level aide to Trump, was accused of serial domestic violence by his two ex-wives. The...

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