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Don't shoot: When Dallas police draw their guns, they usually choose not to fire

  • Written by Andrew P. Wheeler, Assistant Professor of Criminology, University of Texas at Dallas
Police recruits take a test at police headquarters in Dallas.AP Photo/LM Otero

The public has a right to question whether police are biased when they shoot and kill unarmed people of color.

To do this, the public needs data about when police shootings occur, but that kind of data isn’t collected nationally. That’s why several news...

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Resistance to school integration in the name of 'local control': 5 questions answered

  • Written by Erica Frankenberg, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Pennsylvania State University
The nation has struggled with school integration since school segregation was outlawed in 1954.AP

Editor’s note: The word “secession” is often used in reference to states or countries that wish to break off and form their own government. But here in the United States, there are communities that want to secede from their school...

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Lawyers keep secrets locked up – that’s why they get asked to do the dirty work

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
Attorney Michael Cohen was recently the target of an FBI raid. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Lawyers seem to at the center of lot of scandals lately.

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, whose office and hotel were raided by the FBI, is only the latest example. Harvey Weinstein’s law firm hired the private investigator who...

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The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained

  • Written by James J. Winebrake, Professor of Public Policy and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology
A cargo ship passes the Golden Gate Bridge outside San Francisco.AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that regulates global shipping, is writing new rules to curb greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050 as it implements other regulations that will mandate cleaner-burning fuels at sea by 2020.

As...

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Overeating? It may be a brain glitch

  • Written by Laurel Mellin, Associate Clinical Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
The drive to overeat may be rooted in survival brain circuits.Phovoir/Shutterstock.com

With springtime comes the desire to shed those few extra pounds, in preparation to don swimsuits and head to the pool. This year, new obesity research is making it easier to find a pathway that is right for us.

There is no doubt that weight loss is a higher...

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Rebuilding trust in the media from the bottom up

  • Written by Michael Gordon, Professor, Social Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, University of Michigan
With local news outlets facing tough times, who will cover neighborhoods like Detroit's Oakwood Heights?Notorious4life

America is living in a Facebook moment, where privacy is not private; a Sinclair moment, where local is not local; and a presidential moment, where truth is not true.

It seems clear that someone needs to rebuild trust between the...

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Reading Zuckerberg’s face: What 3 key expressions from his testimony reveal

  • Written by Nichole Russell, M.A. Candidate in Political Science, University of Arkansas
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying on Capitol Hill.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Facial expressions and body movements, whether we make them knowingly or not, can persuade people.

As experts in political discourse and facial displays – how scientists often refer to facial expressions – we have analyzed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s...

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To serve a free society, social media must evolve beyond data mining

  • Written by Aram Sinnreich, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication
Social media companies combine many pieces of information into a complex digital profile.Tetiana Yurchenko/Shutterstock.com

As Congress and the public wrestle with the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, many people are now realizing the risks data collection poses to civic institutions, public discourse and individual privacy. The U.K.-based...

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Should California winemakers be worried about China's tariffs?

  • Written by Julian M. Alston, Director of the Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics, University of California, Davis
Some Napa and Sonoma Valley wineries are worried about the China tariffs. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

California’s vintners and grape growers are among the latest potential victims in the escalating trade spat between the U.S. and China.

Responding to U.S. plans to impose import duties on goods from China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce reciprocat...

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  12. Why can't Trump just take out Assad?
  13. Trump national security staff merry-go-round reflects decades of policy competition and conflict
  14. The Trump administration, slanted science and the environment: 4 essential reads
  15. Fragmented US privacy rules leave large data loopholes for Facebook and others
  16. From certain war to uncertain peace: Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement turns 20
  17. Remind us: What exactly is the National Guard?
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  21. Mormonism's newest apostles reflect growing global reach
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