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Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem

  • Written by Courtney Schultz, Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University
imageFirefighters work to get a forest fire near Monroe, Utah, under control on July 24, 2025.Hurricane Valley Fire District via AP

The western United States is facing another destructive wildfire season, with more acres burned in Colorado alone in 2025 than in the past four years combined. If global warming continues on its current trajectory, the...

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Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble

  • Written by Deborah Widiss, Professor of Law and John F. Kimberling Chair, Indiana University
imageDiscrimination is illegal in the U.S.Afif Ahsan/Stock via Getty Images Plus

Since returning to office, President Donald Trump and his administration have waged a war on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including those of private businesses across the country.

Trump fired the first shot on Jan. 21, 2025 – his first full day back in...

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George Washington’s worries are coming true

  • Written by Robert A. Strong, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University; Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia
imagePresident George Washington warned in his farewell address about partisanship, sectionalism, excessive public debt, ambitious leaders and a poorly informed public.Mike Rosiana/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty...

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Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

  • Written by Luke William Hunt, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama
imageCalifornia National Guard troops stand in front of a federal building in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025.AP Photo/Eric Thayer

A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests over immigration raids.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge...

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Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

  • Written by Brad Greenwood, Professor of Business, George Mason University
imageThree years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion-limiting laws are leading to unintended outcomes.Maki Nakamura/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less...

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An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy

  • Written by Paul J. Becker, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageThe group Return to the Land wants to build several whites-only sites in Arkansas and Appalachia.brazzo/iStock/Getty Images Plus

In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its first “Whites only community” in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They followed that with a second enclave nearby in 2025.

The group,...

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Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
imageThe U.S. Constitution's first three articles are getting a lot of attention these days.giftlegacy, iStock/Getty Images Plus

In an emergency hearing before Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Aug. 31, 2025, lawyers for a group of unaccompanied migrant children from Guatemala asked her to stop the Trump administration’s deportation of hundreds of them...

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Helping teens navigate online racism − study shows which parenting strategy works best

  • Written by Alvin Thomas, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageTalking over teens' experiences with online racism helps protect them without curbing their autonomy.NickyLloyd/E+ via Getty Images

Parents struggle to help teens deal with online racism. Online racism is different from in-person racism because the people behaving that way usually hide behind fake names, making it hard to stop them. Studies found...

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3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageLouisiana, Arkansas and Texas have all passed laws -- now on hold -- to mandate the biblical laws' display in classrooms.mtcurado/iStock via Getty Images Plus

As disputes rage on over religion’s place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point. At least a dozen states have considered proposals that would require...

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  1. Colorado has one of the nation’s highest suicide rates − an ER doctor explains how to bring it down
  2. When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to Ukraine − what we call them matters
  3. Jury trials, a critical part of democracy, are disappearing
  4. Astrology’s appeal in uncertain times
  5. Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership - health scholar explains why the agency’s ability to protect public health is compromised
  6. US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on board
  7. Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
  8. A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career
  9. Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
  10. How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics
  11. You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies
  12. Hidden treasures of America’s national parks are closer than you might think
  13. How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims
  14. China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada
  15. AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world
  16. 5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
  17. Green gruel? Pea soup? What Westerners thought of matcha when they tried it for the first time
  18. AI’s ballooning energy consumption puts spotlight on data center efficiency
  19. No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data works as a proxy for creditworthiness
  20. From intention to impact: 3 ways men in leadership can build equitable workplaces that work for everyone
  21. 65,000 Pennsylvania kids have a parent in prison or jail − here’s what research says about the value of in-person visits
  22. China’s WWII anniversary parade rekindles cross-strait battle over war narrative − and fears in Taiwan of future conflict
  23. ‘What you feel is valid’: Social media is a lifeline for many abused and neglected young people
  24. What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content
  25. How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
  26. Personal power v. socialized power: What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about modern CEOs
  27. Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students
  28. Turkey and the PKK have made historic moves toward peace – now begins the hard diplomatic work
  29. AI has a hidden water cost − here’s how to calculate yours
  30. How to poop outdoors in a way that won’t harm the environment and other hikers
  31. Balancing kratom’s potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm
  32. Are high school sports living up to their ideals?
  33. How does your body make poop?
  34. Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse
  35. We’ve been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them
  36. How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to come
  37. Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs
  38. As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here’s how visitors can adapt for a better experience
  39. American capitalism is being remade by state power
  40. FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children
  41. Supporting religious diversity on campus is a surprising consensus among faculty across the red-blue divide
  42. When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states can step in
  43. Latin American literature contains warnings for American universities that yield to Trump
  44. Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt
  45. When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data
  46. Pregnancy brings unique challenges for people with autoimmune diseases – but with early planning, pregnancy outcomes can be greatly improved
  47. How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker
  48. Why religious groups are pushing for psychedelics as sacrament
  49. Trump’s firing of Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)
  50. Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)