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Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization

  • Written by Michael Childers, Associate Professor of History, Colorado State University
imageThe Ahwahnee is a privately run hotel inside Yosemite National Park.George Rose/Getty Images

The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service’s budget and staffing have raised concerns among park advocates and the public that the administration is aiming to further privatize the national parks.

The nation has a long history...

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What is personalized pricing, and how do I avoid it?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to provide individualized prices to customers. This move sparked concern among flyers and politicians. But Delta isn’t the only business interested in using AI this way. Personalized pricing has already spread across a range of industries, from finance to...

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Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality

  • Written by Skip Mark, Assistant professor of political science, University of Rhode Island
imageOnly about 1 in 10 U.S. workers belong to unions today.champc/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the gap between rich and poor Americansis increasing.

The wealthiest 1% of Americans have more than five times as much wealth as the bottom 50%, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. That’s up from four times as...

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The quiet war: What’s fueling Israel’s surge of settler violence – and the lack of state response

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
imageAn Israeli soldier prays in the Evyatar outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 7, 2024. AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

Since Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel’s war against Hamas drags on in the Gaza Strip, a quieter but escalating war has unfolded in the West Bank between Israelis and Palestinians.

While precise figures are elusive, United...

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Roman Empire and the fall of Nero offer possible lessons for Trump about the cost of self-isolation

  • Written by Kirk Freudenburg, Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Classics, Yale University
imageA marble statue of Nero on loan from the Louvre in Paris is seen at the Landesmuseum in Germany in 2016. Harald Tittel/Picture Alliance via Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s first term saw a record-high rate of turnover among his Cabinet members and chief advisers. Trump’s second term has, to date, seen far fewer Cabinet departures....

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Black teachers are key mentors for Philly high school seniors navigating college decisions

  • Written by Joseph Sageman, Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
imageIn Pennsylvania, nearly 15% of students are Black, but less than 4% of teachers are.JohnnyGreig/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Zikia, a 12th grader in Philadelphia, was stressing over where she would attend college in the fall. Her charter school’s college decision ceremony was the next day, and she was torn between her two top choices.

At a...

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US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China

  • Written by Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageChinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meet in Beijing in May 2025.Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP

When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement for the second time, it triggered fears that the move would undermine global efforts to...

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Malaysia confronts the realities of MAGA diplomacy and Trump’s brash ambassadorial pick

  • Written by Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageDonald Trump's nomination of right-wing influencer Nick Adams as U.S. ambassador to Malaysia has not gone over well in Kuala Lumpur.Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s pick to be the United States’ next ambassador to Malaysia has raised more than a few eyebrows in the Southeast Asian nation. Right-wing influencer...

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More than 50% of Detroit students regularly miss class – and schools alone can’t solve the problem

  • Written by Jeremy Singer, Assistant Professor of Education, Wayne State University
imageNobody learns in an empty classroom.Jeffrey Basinger/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Thousands of K-12 students in Detroit consistently miss days of school.

Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10% of school days – or 18 in a 180-day academic year. In Detroit, chronic absenteeism rose during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains a...

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Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageGene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, pose for a photo in 1986 in Los Angeles.Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images

Gene Hackman was found dead inside his New Mexico home on Feb. 26, 2025, at the age of 95. The acclaimed actor’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, had also died of a rare virus – a week before his death from...

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  2. To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists are exploring new technologies
  3. China’s arrests of boys’ love authors does not equate to a ‘gay erotica’ crackdown
  4. Too many em dashes? Weird words like ‘delves’? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science
  5. Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond
  6. Parents don’t need to try harder – to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care
  7. ‘AI veganism’: Some people’s issues with AI parallel vegans’ concerns about diet
  8. When socialists win Democratic primaries: Will Zohran Mamdani be haunted by the Upton Sinclair effect?
  9. Unpacking Florida’s immigration trends − demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population
  10. Sanctioning ghosts: Why US plans to hit Russia with fresh economic penalties will have little effect
  11. Light pollution is encroaching on observatories around the globe – making it harder for astronomers to study the cosmos
  12. It is becoming easier to create AI avatars of the deceased − here is why Buddhism would caution against it
  13. How wind and solar power helps keep America’s farms alive
  14. Why government support for religion doesn’t necessarily make people more religious
  15. Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors find healing and meaning through oral history project
  16. Due process: What it means in US law and its implications for migrant rights
  17. School shootings leave lasting scars on local economies, research shows
  18. Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading versus listening
  19. The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination - for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place
  20. Which wildfire smoke plumes are hazardous? New satellite tech can map them in 3D for air quality alerts at neighborhood scale
  21. Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale
  22. Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
  23. The 3 worst things you can say after a pet dies, and what to say instead
  24. Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions
  25. Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas
  26. Deportation tactics from 4 US presidents have done little to reduce the undocumented immigrant population
  27. How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation
  28. Columbia’s $200M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government’s will
  29. We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones
  30. Why 2025 became the summer of flash flooding in America
  31. Is ChatGPT making us stupid?
  32. As Mexico’s LGBTQ+ community battles for inclusion, two drag performers have become internet stars – with more than 2 million TikTok followers
  33. Why do MAGA faithful support Trump if his ‘big beautiful bill’ will likely hurt many of them?
  34. Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious activity for centuries – and for different faith groups
  35. Immigration courts hiding the names of ICE lawyers goes against centuries of precedent and legal ethics requiring transparency in courts
  36. Caution in the C-suite: How business leaders are navigating Trump 2.0
  37. How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in on poop, pee and perspiration – and the deceptive smell of chlorine
  38. 2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?
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  40. Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
  41. Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
  42. I teach college and report on Colorado media — there should be more professors doing the same in other states
  43. Trump has fired the head of the Library of Congress, but the 225-year-old institution remains a ‘library for all’ – so far
  44. How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate
  45. Beijing’s ‘plausible deniability’ on arms supply is quickly becoming implausible – and could soon extend to Iran
  46. Imaginary athletes: Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play
  47. Bangladesh sees small glimmers of economic hope a year after longtime autocrat ousted in people’s revolt
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  49. What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens
  50. Generative AI is coming to the workplace, so I designed a business technology class with AI baked in