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Exxon Mobil's about-face on climate disclosure

  • Written by Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
imageProtesters have sought for years to force Exxon Mobil to disclose the risks it faces due to climate change and to do more to minimize them. AP Photo/LM Otero

Exxon Mobil Corp. has vowed to do a better job in disclosing the risks it faces from climate change starting “in the near future” after bucking pressure to do that for years.

Until...

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Market bubbles and sonic attacks: Mass hysterias will never go away

  • Written by Barry Markovsky, Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
imageWere U.S. diplomats at the embassy in Cuba stricken by a mass delusion?AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

Ancient and quaint seem the days of witch crazes, demon scares and tulip manias. Instances of mass hysteria may strike you as rare events in modern advanced societies. But such outbreaks are products of their times. They’re still around today, just...

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The dangerous belief that white people are under attack

  • Written by Clara Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wesleyan University
imageLucian Wintrich, left, leaves court on Dec. 11 after charges of breach of peace were dropped. In November, Wintrich had delivered a speech at the University of Connecticut titled 'It's OK To Be White.'AP Photo/Jessica Hill

In August, the Justice Department decided to investigate instances of bias against whites in university admissions. Since then,...

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What is a soul, anyway? Pullman's 'La Belle Sauvage' tackles the big questions

  • Written by Marek Oziewicz, Professor, Literacy Education, University of Minnesota

“La Belle Sauvage” is the first volume of “The Book of Dust” series, in which the best-selling fantasy author Philip Pullman returns to the world of “His Dark Materials.”

As a scholar of fantasy and children’s literature, I have been hoping for this novel for 17 years. The original trilogy, which consist...

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Why justice is more important than the rule of law

  • Written by Klaus Mladek, Associate Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College
imageSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

The 2017 Stress in America survey has confirmed it: Americans are officially freaking out.

The survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, reports that what keeps many Americans up at night is genuine political anxiety. Rather than issues related to their work or families, respondents said...

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Why Trump's plan to forbid spouses of H-1B visa holders to work is a bad idea

  • Written by Amy Bhatt, Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageU.S. immigration law has a complicated history with keeping families together. Reuters/Brian Snyder

On Dec. 14, the Trump administration announced a regulatory change that would strip spouses of high-skilled foreign workers of the right to work in the United States.

The apparent aim is to promote Trump’s “Buy American, Hire...

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Tips from negotiation experts for truly happy holidays

  • Written by Rachel Croson, Dean, College of Social Science; MSU Foundation Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
image bokan/Shutterstock.com

I had the most awesome Thanksgiving this year.

My husband took our two boys, ages 8 and 10, to his family’s celebration, and I had five days of uninterrupted sleep, fun with friends and grownup time. Don’t get me wrong; I love my husband’s family and I believe that holidays are important opportunities for...

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Skip fights about digital devices over the holidays – instead, let them bring your family together

  • Written by Shelia R. Cotten, Professor of Media and Information, Michigan State University
imageRather than conflict, seek togetherness.Diego Cervo/Shutterstock.com

Holidays are a time for family and friends to come together, to celebrate and to enjoy each other’s company. Older adults, who are often lonely and socially isolated, can particularly look forward to reconnecting with family and friends. However, when technology enters the...

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Why the Republican tax plan can help put American youths back to work

  • Written by Randall Olsen, Director of the Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University
imageHouse Speaker Paul Ryan talks about the GOP tax plan.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Republican lawmakers are set to vote this week on their tax plan after reconciling differences between the Senate and House versions and appear likely to meet their Christmas deadline of turning it into law.

During the ongoing debate over its merits, many have focused on...

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The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality

  • Written by Carter A. Hunt, Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, and Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
imageThe view of Cartagena, Colombia from Tierra Bomba. Despite being one of the most visited cities in South America, Tierra Bomba remains highly impoverished. Why doesn't large-scale tourism benefit such a community?Carter Hunt, CC BY-ND

Travel is a major global industry, but in 2017 it attracted unprecedented resentment and retaliation towards...

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  8. With FCC's net neutrality ruling, the US could lose its lead in online consumer protection
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  17. How Republican missteps turned Alabama blue
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  20. Will China's crackdown on 'foreign garbage' force wealthy countries to recycle more of their own waste?
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  35. Why evangelicals are OK with voting for Roy Moore
  36. How Bill McKibben's radical idea of fossil-fuel divestment transformed the climate debate
  37. Following the developing Iranian cyberthreat
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  39. How the war on tipping harms customers
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