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Why is climate change such a hard sell in the US?

  • Written by Firmin DeBrabander, Professor of Philosophy, Maryland Institute College of Art
imagePeople gather outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 1, 2017, to protest President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change accord.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Donald Trump on June 1 took the dramatic step of removing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement – the product of...

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Not just for the poor: The crucial role of Medicaid in America's health care system

  • Written by Simon Haeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
imageNurse Jane Kern administers medicine to patient Lexi Gerkin in Brentwood, New Hampshire. Lexi is one of thousands of severely disabled or ill children covered by Medicaid, regardless of family income.Charles Krupa/AP

Despite many assertions to the contrary, Senate leaders are now saying they want to vote on the replacement bill for Obamacare before...

Read more: Not just for the poor: The crucial role of Medicaid in America's health care system

J Edgar Hoover's oversteps: Why FBI directors are forbidden from getting cozy with presidents

  • Written by Douglas M. Charles, Associate Professor of History, Pennsylvania State University
imageFormer FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

How are U.S. presidents and FBI directors supposed to communicate?

A new FBI director has recently been nominated, former Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray. He will certainly be thinking carefully about this question as he awaits confirmation.

For...

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Japanese education

  • Written by Kevin Nute, Professor of Architecture, University of Oregon
imageOn the left, Katsushika Hokusai's 'The Manifestation of the Peak' (1834); on the right, Wright's rendering of the Huntington Hartford Resort project (1947)© The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Taliesin West, Scottsdale, AZ, Author provided

To mark Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th birthday on June 8, many will pay tribute to the...

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US exit from Paris climate accord makes discussing how and whether to engineer the planet even harder

  • Written by David A. Dana, Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, Northwestern University
imageThe Paris Agreement could provide a forum for international cooperation on risky, planet-scale engineering to cool the Earth. Tatiana Grozetskaya/Shutterstcok.com

The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has invoked condemnation and consternation from many commentators, including many of the United...

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What the UK election means for Brexit and America

  • Written by Charles Hankla, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
imageHow each U.K. party leader would drive Brexit is the key issue on voters' minds. AP Photo/Matt Dunham

Despite the many distractions of a full news cycle, it’s time to start paying closer attention to Thursday’s elections in the U.K.

Much has changed since U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May stunned the world in April by calling for snap...

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Why have other Gulf states cut ties with Qatar?

  • Written by David Mednicoff, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Director, Middle Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageThe skyline of Doha, Qatar.Gregory Hawken Kramer, CC BY-SA

Gulf Arab countries summon images of oil-fueled wealth, luxurious malls and strong Muslim identity. Nasty regional rivalry, diplomatic ruptures and panicked citizens stockpiling groceries don’t usually figure.

So why have Gulf states Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates...

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Pittsburgh: A city of two post-industrial tales

  • Written by Allen Dieterich-Ward, Associate Professor of History, Shippensburg University
imagePittsburgh, between its industrial past and a clean, green tech-driven future.Dllu, CC BY-SA

President Donald Trump’s mention of Pittsburgh in his announcement withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate evoked the city’s past as an industrial powerhouse. It sparked a furious set of tweets from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto,...

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The other reason to shift away from coal: Air pollution that kills thousands every year

  • Written by Jay Apt, Professor, Tepper School of Business, Engineering and Public Policy and Co-Director, Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center, Carnegie Mellon University
imageCholla power plant near Joseph City, Arizona, photographed on Jan. 16, 2010.PDTillman/Wikipedia, CC BY

When President Donald Trump announced on June 1 that he had decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, he asserted that staying in the pact would prevent our nation from further developing its fossil fuel reserves....

Read more: The other reason to shift away from coal: Air pollution that kills thousands every year

How a growing number of Muslim women clerics are challenging traditional narratives

  • Written by Rachel Rinaldo, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado

Recent terrorist attacks such as the one in London inevitably lead to coverage of Islamist ideology, Muslim culture and Muslim women’s rights. What is often missing, however, in my view is the fact that within Islam there are many diverse views – change is afoot and not least among women.

Indonesia recently hosted an unusual conference...

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  1. How Trump's global health budget endangers Americans
  2. Why restoring morale is important to mental health in difficult times
  3. How does IS claim responsibility for a terrorist attack?
  4. Four reasons why the French parliamentary elections matter
  5. Why Amazon should keep prescription drugs off its voluminous shelves
  6. Why schools still can't put segregation behind them
  7. Can ocean science bring Cuba and the United States together?
  8. Aid workers face an underreported sexual violence crisis
  9. Illusions influence our predictions about how well we'll remember in the future
  10. We use big data to sentence criminals. But can the algorithms really tell us what we need to know?
  11. The decline in foreign students hurts America's future
  12. The psychological benefits – and trappings – of nostalgia
  13. Trump's push for self-sufficiency misses the point of safety net programs
  14. What's hidden behind the walls of America's prisons
  15. Working memory: How you keep things 'in mind' over the short term
  16. Making flexible electronics with nanowire networks
  17. Trump's exit of Paris climate accord strengthens China and Europe
  18. What if several of the world's biggest food crops failed at the same time?
  19. HIV/AIDS funding is an investment worth protecting
  20. Why Trump's withdrawal from Paris doesn't matter as much as you think
  21. Is the developed world we've created giving us cancer?
  22. Why taking down Confederate memorials is only a first step
  23. Trump to Europe: You're on your own
  24. Does changing style of hair or dress help black people avoid stigma?
  25. Scandals at Uber and Fox show dangers of letting macho cultures run wild
  26. As patients turn to medical crowdfunding, concerns emerge about privacy
  27. As scientists train the immune system to fight cancer, others look to combat costs
  28. How can we better protect crowds from terrorism?
  29. Should we put juveniles away for life? Meet the teen who sparked a debate
  30. How math education can catch up to the 21st century
  31. What Trump’s education budget could mean for students in poverty
  32. Hillary Clinton is starting a social welfare group. What does that mean?
  33. The end of America's global leadership?
  34. Are we overreacting to US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate?
  35. How bad could Trump's Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist's perspective
  36. Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord cedes global leadership to China
  37. Why Trump's decision to leave Paris accord hurts the US and the world
  38. LIGO detects more gravitational waves, from even more ancient and distant black hole collisions
  39. Cutting Superfund’s budget will slow toxic waste cleanups, threatening public health and property values
  40. Why Jefferson's vision of American Islam matters today
  41. How yoga is helping girls heal from trauma
  42. Private defense companies are here to stay – what does that mean for national security?
  43. The demographics of the #resistance
  44. Mainstream media outlets are dropping the ball with terrorism coverage
  45. CRISPR controversy raises questions about gene-editing technique
  46. Are esports the next major league sport?
  47. Does national service help heal America’s divisions?
  48. What rural, coastal Puerto Ricans can teach us about thriving in times of crisis
  49. Why stable relationships are 'poison control' in fighting trauma and stress in kids
  50. Saving Javan rhinos from extinction starts with counting them – and it's not easy