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John Lewis and C.T. Vivian belonged to a long tradition of religious leaders in the civil rights struggle

  • Written by Lawrence Burnley, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Dayton
imageJohn Lewis linked arms with religious leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, while marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

With the deaths of Rep. John Lewis and the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian, the U.S. has lost two civil rights greats who drew upon their faith as...

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Twitter hack exposes broader threat to democracy and society

  • Written by Laura DeNardis, Professor and Interim Dean, American University School of Communication
imageTwitter mediates so much in the public sphere that weak points at the company are weak points in society. NurPhoto via Getty Images

In case 2020 wasn’t dystopian enough, hackers on July 15 hijacked the Twitter accounts of former President Barack Obama, presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian and Apple, among...

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Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest – which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities

  • Written by Patricia Smith, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
imageSoda contributes to obesity and other diseases.

Many countries such as the U.K. and Mexico and a handful of U.S. cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco have imposed soda taxes in an effort to fight rising obesity.

Lots of research shows a link between drinking sugary substances and a whole host of negative health outcomes, including type 2...

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The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European

  • Written by Anna Swartwood House, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina
imagePainting depicting transfiguration of Jesus, a story in the New Testament when Jesus becomes radiant upon a mountain.Artist Raphael /Collections Hallwyl Museum, CC BY-SA

The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come under renewed scrutiny during this period of introspection over the legacy of racism in society.

As protesters called for...

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To reduce world hunger, governments need to think beyond making food cheap

  • Written by Michael Fakhri, Associate Professor of International Law, University of Oregon
imageIraqis buy produce at a street market in Baghdad during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 14, 2020.Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

According to a new United Nations report, global rates of hunger and malnutrition are on the rise. The report estimates that in 2019, 690 million people – 8.9% of the world’s population – were...

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Video: An infectious disease expert explains the results from Moderna's latest vaccine trials

  • Written by Sanjay Mishra, Project Coordinator & Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University
imageA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, discloses the results from phase 1 of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trials.YurolaitsAlbert / Getty Images

Biotech company Moderna, one of many organizations developing a vaccine for COVID-19, published results from an early-stage test of its experimental mRNA vaccine in the New England...

Read more: Video: An infectious disease expert explains the results from Moderna's latest vaccine trials

Why Congress can't curb Trump's power to commute Stone's sentence and pardon others

  • Written by Stanley M. Brand, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Pennsylvania State University
imagePresident Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of his friend and ally Roger Stone.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

President Donald Trump recently commuted the sentence of his friend and political ally Roger Stone, meaning Stone remains convicted but does not have to serve prison time.

Article II, section 2 of the Constitution grants the president...

Read more: Why Congress can't curb Trump's power to commute Stone's sentence and pardon others

Confederate flags fly worldwide, igniting social tensions and inflaming historic traumas

  • Written by Jordan Brasher, Assistant Professor of Geography, Columbus State University
imageBrazil's 'Festa Confederada.' Organizers say the annual event celebrates their Southern American heritage, but some Black Brazilians disagree.Jordan Brasher, CC BY-SA

The United States isn’t the only country debating Confederate symbols.

The Confederate flag can be seen flying in Ireland, Germany, Brazil and beyond. Sometimes, the...

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Pro-choice movement's big win at Supreme Court might really have been a loss

  • Written by Mary Ziegler, Stearns Weaver Miller Professor, College of Law, Florida State University
imageAnti-abortion demonstrators pray outside the Supreme Court building on July 8, 2020, while they wait for a ruling.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

When the Supreme Court handed down its ruling striking down a Louisiana law that would have limited abortion access in that state, progressives celebrated. Their reasoning on June 29 was simple: By joining...

Read more: Pro-choice movement's big win at Supreme Court might really have been a loss

How the coronavirus pandemic became Florida's perfect storm

  • Written by Tiffany A. Radcliff, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
imageFlorida cities like Miami have resorted to issuing their own protective rules as coronavirus case numbers climb.Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images

If there’s one state in the U.S. where you don’t want a pandemic, it’s Florida. Florida is an international crossroads, a magnet for tourists and retirees, and its population is older, sicker...

Read more: How the coronavirus pandemic became Florida's perfect storm

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  1. Ending the pandemic will take global access to COVID-19 treatment and vaccines – which means putting ethics before profits
  2. Until teachers feel safe, widespread in-person K-12 schooling may prove impossible in US
  3. Contact tracing's long, turbulent history holds lessons for COVID-19
  4. Research on voting by mail says it's safe – from fraud and disease
  5. Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, Trump: The risks and rewards of corporate activism
  6. Zounds! What the fork are minced oaths? And why are we still fecking using them today?
  7. Protestantism's troubling history with white supremacy in the US
  8. Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities
  9. How brains do what they do is more complex than what anatomy on its own suggests
  10. An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet
  11. Oklahoma is – and always has been – Native land
  12. A new anti-platelet drug shows potential for treating blood vessel clots in heart attacks, strokes and, possibly, COVID-19
  13. How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer
  14. The Electoral College is surprisingly vulnerable to popular vote changes
  15. Personality can predict who's a rule-follower and who flouts COVID-19 social distancing guidelines
  16. The Fed's independence helped it save the US economy in 2008 – the CDC needs the same authority today
  17. With kids spending more waking hours on screens than ever, here's what parents need to worry about
  18. Kids' school schedules have never matched parents' work obligations and the pandemic is making things worse
  19. How effective does a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic? A new study has answers
  20. Federal spending covers only 8% of public school budgets
  21. Through protest and resistance, Lumbees seek to reconcile past with present
  22. A restart of nuclear testing offers little scientific value to the US and would benefit other countries
  23. 4 things students should know about their health insurance and COVID-19 before heading to college this fall
  24. Duckweed is an incredible, radiation-fighting astronaut food – and by changing how it is grown, we made it better
  25. Why does white always go first in chess?
  26. An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control insects like mosquitoes and locusts
  27. An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control populations of insects like mosquitoes and locusts
  28. Why Buddhist monks collect alms and visit households even in times of social distancing
  29. As coronavirus cases spike in the South, Northeast seems to have the pandemic under control - here's what changed
  30. COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics – are they back to stay?
  31. Is bar soap as gross as millennials say? Not really, and we're all covered with microbes anyway
  32. Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health
  33. What US medical supply chain can learn from the fashion industry
  34. Airlines got travelers comfortable about flying again once before – but 9/11 and a virus are a lot different
  35. Mask resistance during a pandemic isn't new – in 1918 many Americans were 'slackers'
  36. 5 ways higher education can be seen as hostile to women of color
  37. Your coping and resilience strategies might need to shift as the COVID-19 crisis continues
  38. Young musicians can perform on virtual stages when schools are closed
  39. How to stay honest when filing taxes in a pandemic year
  40. The UAE's Mars mission seeks to bring Hope to more places than the red planet
  41. When the world changes under a political scientist's feet
  42. Smartphone witnessing becomes synonymous with Black patriotism after George Floyd's death
  43. How deadly is COVID-19? A biostatistician explores the question
  44. Coronavirus's painful side effect is deep budget cuts for state and local government services
  45. Supreme Court upholds American Indian treaty promises, orders Oklahoma to follow federal law
  46. How one woman pulled off the first consumer boycott – and helped inspire the British to abolish slavery
  47. How talking about the coronavirus as an enemy combatant can backfire
  48. In changing urban neighborhoods, new food offerings can set the table for gentrification
  49. Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations
  50. Suicide of Egyptian activist Sarah Hegazi exposes the 'freedom and violence' of LGBTQ Muslims in exile