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It wasn't just 'fake news' presenting a fake Hillary Clinton

  • Written by Leigh Gilmore, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Wellesley College
imageDid we hold Clinton to an unreasonably high standard?AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Despite Hillary Clinton’s long and demonstrable commitment to public service and liberal reform, many voters in the 2016 presidential election were persuaded that she was corrupt, mercenary and even murderous. A sinister Hillary Clinton dominated conservative media, but...

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Trump may reverse US climate policy but will have trouble dismantling EPA

  • Written by Sarah Anderson, Associate Professor of Environmental Politics, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageEPA personnel collect water samples along the Louisiana coast after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spillEric Vance, US EPA/Flickr

During the Republican primary debates, President-elect Trump threatened to gut the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), saying, “We are going to get rid of it in almost every form. We’re going to have...

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Confirmation bias: A psychological phenomenon that helps explain why pundits got it wrong

  • Written by Ray Nickerson, Research Professor of Psychology, Tufts University
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As post mortems of the 2016 presidential election began to roll in, fingers started pointing to what psychologists call the confirmation bias as one reason many of the polls and pundits were wrong in their predictions of which candidate would end up victorious.

Confirmation...

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Cyber Monday gives a big boost to mobile commerce

  • Written by A. Ant Ozok, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageShopping by smartphone is taking off.Credit card and mobile phone via shutterstock.com

Here is an accurate prediction for a change: No matter how Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales turn out, one big winner of the Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza will be mobile commerce.

Mobile users accounted for half of all product browsing last Cyber Monday....

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Remembering the US soldiers who refused orders to murder Native Americans at Sand Creek

  • Written by Billy J. Stratton, Professor of Native American studies/contemporary American literature, University of Denver

Every Thanksgiving weekend for the past 17 years, Arapaho and Cheyenne youth lead a 180-mile relay from the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to Denver.

The annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run opens at the site of the Sand Creek Massacre near Eads, Colorado, with a sunrise ceremony honoring some 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people...

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Do conservatives value 'moral purity' more than liberals?

  • Written by Kate Johnson, Doctoral Candidate, Psychology, University of Southern California
imageSigns of satisfaction after Donald Trump was elected. Jeff Karoub/AP

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the overwhelming response among progressives was “how in the world did this happen?” Those of us who study the rise of political and moral polarization in the United States, however, were less surprised.

Think of the...

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How to bridge the political divide at the holiday dinner table

  • Written by Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and Education Director at the Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan
imageA time to join with close ones and, perhaps, open a dialogue?quinn/flickr, CC BY-NC

We are a divided nation; that is an understatement. What’s more, we increasingly hear we are living in our own “bubble” or echo chamber that differing views cannot penetrate. To correct the problem, many are calling for people to reach out, to talk...

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After the 2016 presidential election: Fear, protest and what comes next

  • Written by Frederic Lemieux, Professor and Program Director of Bachelor in Police and Security Studies; Master’s in Homeland Security; Master’s in Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management, George Washington University
imageWhere does a divided country go from here?AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Since the results of the presidential election were made public, we have witnessed the emergence of a resistance movement protesting the election of Donald Trump.

Protests have taken place in at least 52 American cities. A few turned violent. There has also been a multitude of racial and...

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In Iraq and Syria, humanitarian aid workers struggle within a strained system

  • Written by Thomas Arcaro, Professor of Sociology, Elon University

More than ever before, the humanitarian aid system as we know it is being stretched, questioned and tested. Among those bearing this strain are the individual aid workers.

Humanitarian aid workers around the world provide vital material and medical support to millions of people displaced by violent conflict. These women and men are the link between...

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Why woman-bashing is a serious health threat

  • Written by Joan Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
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Polls indicate that one demographic slice instrumental in electing Donald Trump was white women. Indeed, 53 percent of white women cast their votes in his direction.

There’s current debate on why this might be – blatant or veiled racism, admiration for Trump’s business prowess or supporting someone...

Read more: Why woman-bashing is a serious health threat

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  2. How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong
  3. How 'cutting up' Shakespeare's plays can be an act of creative destruction
  4. Can Black Friday turn green? Outdoor retailers and the paradoxes of eco-friendly shopping
  5. The next frontier in reproductive tourism? Genetic modification
  6. Deutsche Bank turmoil shows risks of weakening bank capital standards
  7. What will pollsters do after 2016?
  8. Why there's so much backlash to the theory that Greek art inspired China's Terracotta Army
  9. Young children are terrible at hiding – psychologists have a new theory why
  10. The real reason Trump won: White fright
  11. 2016 presidential advertising focused on character attacks
  12. With legal pot comes a problem: How do we weed out impaired drivers?
  13. Facebook's problem is more complicated than fake news
  14. Election rage shows why America needs a new social contract to ensure the economy works for all
  15. Red, yellow, pink and green: How the world's languages name the rainbow
  16. What Trump's election could mean for women: Fewer reproductive rights, new help for working families?
  17. Trump may dismantle the EPA Clean Power Plan but its targets look resilient
  18. Can Mike Pence solve Trump's outsider problem with Congress?
  19. Why a fractured nation needs to remember King's message of love
  20. Helping autonomous vehicles and humans share the road
  21. Gun control: California, Nevada and Washington tighten firearms regulations
  22. How common are sexual harassment and rape in the United States?
  23. Tattoo regret: Can you make it go away?
  24. Obama experienced subtle racism, but sexism toward Clinton was right out there
  25. Three common arguments for preserving the Electoral College – and why they're wrong
  26. Why Trump's vow to kill Obama's sustainability agenda will lead business to step in and save it
  27. Why there is no healing without grief
  28. Trump's plan to end climate funding thrusts responsibility to other countries
  29. Peer review is in crisis, but should be fixed, not abolished
  30. Understanding the four types of AI, from reactive robots to self-aware beings
  31. Supreme Court case could expose Indian tribes to new legal risks
  32. Testing of backlogged rape evidence leads to hundreds of convictions
  33. What could the rest of the world do if Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change?
  34. Climate change is affecting all life on Earth – and that's not good news for humanity
  35. Voters' embarrassment and fear of social stigma messed with pollsters' predictions
  36. Caring for veterans: A privilege and a duty
  37. The perils of a life in isolation
  38. Janet Reno: Reflecting on America’s first female attorney general and her example of public service
  39. Here's why 'baby talk' is good for your baby
  40. Donald Trump tweeted himself into the White House
  41. House results: Republicans lose just a handful of seats, but party factions run deep
  42. Why repealing Obamacare may not be as easy as Trump thinks
  43. Sexual assault enters virtual reality
  44. Managing climate risk in Trump's America
  45. Big Tobacco loses tax battle in California, but Big Marijuana is on the rise
  46. How the U.S. presidential results are being seen around the globe
  47. Reports of the death of polling have been greatly exaggerated
  48. Cage-free sounds good, but does it mean a better life for chickens?
  49. Donald Trump and the world: Five challenges
  50. The oceans are full of plastic, but why do seabirds eat it?