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Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans

  • Written by Barbara J. Risman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois Chicago
imageThe nonbinary flag, shown here on a pin, represents people who say 'man' or 'woman' does not describe their sense of self.Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez/Moment via Getty Images

Since his inauguration in January 2025, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders that seek to limit federal recognition of transgender people. These orders...

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Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation US
imagePresident Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at West Point on May 24, 2025.AP Photo/Adam Gray

President Donald Trump’s speech at the graduation of the class of 2025 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point included segments that were clearly scripted and portions that were obviously not.

During the unscripted portions, Trump,...

Read more: Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads

Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation US
imagePresident Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at West Point on May 24, 2025.AP Photo/Adam Gray

President Donald Trump’s speech at the graduation of the class of 2025 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point included segments that were clearly scripted and portions that were obviously not.

During the unscripted portions, Trump,...

Read more: Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads

Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100

  • Written by Tanya Olson, Associate Teaching Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThe iconic circle in the Grand Ole Opry stage. Who gets to stand in it?Timothy Wildey/Flickr, CC BY-NC

On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with Johnny and June Carter Cash leading the song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” After that final show, a...

Read more: Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100

Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

  • Written by Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University
imageModel Cities staff in front of a Baltimore field office in 1971.Robert Breck Chapman Collection, Langsdale Library Special Collections, University of Baltimore, CC BY-NC-ND

In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point. Rents are skyrocketing, homelessness is rising and working-class neighborhoods are threatened by...

Read more: Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today

  • Written by Sarah Barringer, Ph.D. Candidate in English, University of Iowa

Several Republican-led states have restricted transgender rights: Iowa has signed a law removing civil rights protection for transgender people; Wyoming has prohibited state agencies from requiring the use of preferred pronouns; and Alabama recently passed a law that only two sexes would be recognized. Hundreds of bills have been introduced in...

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Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imagePope Leo XIV leaves the Augustinian General House in Rome after a visit on May 13, 2025.AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis

When Pope Leo XIV was elected pope, the assembled crowd reacted with joy but also with surprise: He was the first pope from the United States, and North America more broadly. Moreover, he was the first member of the Order of St....

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Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

  • Written by Melanie Dickman, Lecturer in Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
imageAir traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017.AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately.

A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question the safety of air travel.

The...

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Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls

  • Written by Sofia Marie Haley, Ph.D. Student in Cognitive Ecology, University of Nevada, Reno
imageMountain chickadees are unusual in having more complex calls than songs.Vladimir Pravosudov

I approach a flock of mountain chickadees feasting on pine nuts. A cacophony of sounds, coming from the many different bird species that rely on the Sierra Nevada’s diverse pine cone crop, fill the crisp mountain air.

The strong...

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For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains

  • Written by Lucinda Grande, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Washington
imageBuprenorphine is most effective when doctors and patients find the right dose together.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Imagine a patient named Rosa tells you she wakes up night after night in a drenching sweat after having very realistic dreams of smoking fentanyl.

The dreams seem crazy to her. Three months ago, newly pregnant, Rosa began visualizing being...

Read more: For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains

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