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How Trump's proposed benefits changes will create hardship for rural people with disabilities

  • Written by Lillie Greiman, Project Director, RTC: Rural, The University of Montana
Rural Americans are more likely than urban Americans to experience disability.Natee K Jindakum/Shutterstock.com

Changes to the Social Security Disability Insurance program proposed in January by the Trump administration could make it harder for over 8 million Americans with disabilities to maintain federal benefits.

That’s particularly true...

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Democratic plans for raising taxes on the rich: A guide for the middle class

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
Warren and Sanders are the candidates with arguably the most aggressive plans to tax the rich. AP Photo/Meg Kinnard

It’s hardly surprising that if a Democrat wins the White House, taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations will probably go up. How they’ll go up is the more interesting question.

The 2020 Democratic presidential...

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What Trump’s picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom – like Rush Limbaugh and Antonin Scalia – say about him

  • Written by E. Fletcher McClellan, Professor of Political Science, Elizabethtown College
Rush Limbaugh reacts as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

President Donald Trump awarded his 15th Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh on Feb. 4.

This award was notable for two reasons. First, it was controversial because Limbaugh is a polarizing...

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Deported to death: US sent 138 Salvadorans home to be killed

  • Written by Mneesha Gellman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Emerson College
Street gangs that operate with impunity make El Salvador one of the world's most violent countries. Few murders are ever solved.MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images

At least 138 people deported from the United States to El Salvador since 2013 have been killed, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch, which investigates human rights abuses...

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The 6 countries in Trump's new travel ban pose little threat to US national security

  • Written by Charles Kurzman, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The new ban applies to citizens of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.Ingus Kruklitis/Shutterstock.com

Over the past two decades, how many people have been killed in the U.S. by extremists from the six countries on the Trump administration’s new travel ban list?

The answer is zero, according to data I have collected from...

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The secret to the success of two Oscar-nominated scores

  • Written by Michael Slowik, Assistant Professor of Film Studies, Wesleyan University
Randy Newman and Hildur Guðnadóttir have been nominated for their scores for 'Marriage Story' and 'Joker,' respectively.Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, Hildur Guðnadóttir: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar to the film with the best original score.

The best...

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Sanders called JPMorgan's CEO America's 'biggest corporate socialist' – here's why he has a point

  • Written by Paul Adler, Professor of Management and Organization, Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of Southern California
JPMorgan's Dimon, center, recently criticized socialism.AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari

Sen. Bernie Sanders called JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon the “biggest corporate socialist in America today” in a recent ad.

He may have a point – beyond what he intended.

With his Dimon ad, Sanders is referring specifically to the bailouts JPMorgan...

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Violence and other forms of abuse against teachers: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Eric M. Anderman, Professor of Educational Psychology and Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Measurement, The Ohio State University
Teachers can suffer abuse on the job.Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock.com

Concerns about violence and other forms of abuse in schools typically emphasize the safety of students. But teachers and other school staff also suffer acts of violence and abuse. A group of scholars on a task force organized by the American Psychological Association studyingviol...

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Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is not created equal

  • Written by Jocelyn Lavallee, Research Scientist, Colorado State University
Planting cover crops, like this red clover in Sussex County, Delaware, can help return carbon to farm fields.Michele Dorsey Walfred/Flickr, CC BY

Human society is literally built on soil. It feeds the world and produces vital fuel and fiber. But most people rarely give soil a second thought.

Recently, though, soil has been getting some well-deserved...

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What's a church? That can depend on the eye of the beholder or paperwork filed with the IRS

  • Written by Samuel Brunson, Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
This might be a church. Or not.Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com

In 2016, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told the Internal Revenue Service that it no longer wanted to be treated merely as a tax-exempt religious organization, free from the obligation to pay taxes on its income. Instead, the association – a Charlotte, North...

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  4. Civility in politics is harder than you think
  5. Trump's excess and extravagance turned the State of the Union into an action movie
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  7. Is the coronavirus a pandemic, and does that matter? 4 questions answered
  8. 'American Dirt' fiasco exposes publishing industry that's too consolidated, too white and too selective
  9. Is online education right for you? 5 questions answered
  10. How the US repeatedly failed to support reform movements in Iran
  11. R0: How scientists quantify the intensity of an outbreak like coronavirus and its pandemic potential
  12. Iowa caucuses did one thing right: Require paper ballots
  13. US could learn how to improve election protection from other nations
  14. Learn to trust immigrants by role-playing in their shoes
  15. Is hiring more black officers the key to reducing police violence?
  16. The Iraq War has cost the US nearly $2 trillion
  17. A clue to stopping coronavirus: Knowing how viruses adapt from animals to humans
  18. Cancer deaths decline in US, with advances in prevention, detection and treatment
  19. At-risk colleges should do what's best for students, alumni, donors, employees – and local communities
  20. 100 years ago, Congress threw out results of the census
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  22. What do kids think of the president?
  23. Do authors really put deeper meaning into poems and stories – or do readers make it up?
  24. Quarantines have tried to keep out disease for thousands of years
  25. Catholic investigations are still shrouded in secrecy
  26. Inside Mexico's war on drugs: Conversations with 'el narco'
  27. The Trump administration has made the US less ready for infectious disease outbreaks like coronavirus
  28. The Trump administration has made the U.S. less ready for infectious disease outbreaks like coronavirus
  29. Anthrax vs. cancer – researchers harness the deadly toxin to cure dogs and hopefully people
  30. France-US skirmish over Amazon digital tax shows why the century-old international tax system is broken
  31. Why Italian cinema is starting to glamorize the mafia
  32. Fracking has led to a 'bust' for Pennsylvania school district finances
  33. WHO declares global health emergency over coronavirus: 4 questions answered
  34. Coronavirus grown in lab outside China for first time, aiding the search for vaccine
  35. The Kobe legacy: Should the NBA let high school players skip college?
  36. Why losing Kobe Bryant felt like losing a relative or friend
  37. Iowa caucuses: It's not just candidates who face uncertainty – it's their campaign workers, too
  38. As Democratic primaries near, educators can teach hope to a polarized citizenry
  39. Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview
  40. How do woodpeckers avoid brain injury?
  41. The Senate has actually tied in an impeachment trial – twice
  42. Supreme Court allows public charge clause that kept Nazi-era refugees from the US
  43. Why we knock on wood
  44. Has Trump proposed a Middle East peace plan – or terms of surrender for the Palestinians?
  45. Limiting Senate inquiry ignores Founders' intent for impeachment
  46. Britain's Brexit divorce is here – but the bickering over alimony payments and who gets the house is only beginning
  47. The US economy produced about $21.7 trillion in goods and services in 2019 - but what does GDP really mean?
  48. The US economy produced about $21.7 trillion in goods and services in 2019 – but what does GDP really mean?
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