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The Democratic Party is facing a demographic crisis

  • Written by Musa al-Gharbi, Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellow in Sociology, Columbia University
imageWill voters of the future swing left or right?Cropped from joebeone/flickr, CC BY

In 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama outperformed his predecessors John Kerry and Al Gore with virtually every single demographic group, handily defeating his Republican rival John McCain.

This success spread to down-ballot races as well. Democrats...

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Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far

  • Written by Reagan Waskom, Director, Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University
imagePrairie potholes in South Dakota are important breeding and feeding areas for many types of birds. Under the Clean Water Rule, farmers cannot fill them in or discharge pollutants into them without a permit.Laura Hubers, USFWS/Flickr, CC BY

President Trump issued an executive order Feb. 28 directing federal agencies to revise the Clean Water Rule, a...

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Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

  • Written by Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport several million undocumented immigrants and recently set a plan in motion targeting those with criminal records (of any kind).

While the ethical issues with mass deportations have received lots of attention, the economics haven’t been explored as comprehensively. And the costs of mass deportations...

Read more: Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

  • Written by Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport several million undocumented immigrants and recently set a plan in motion targeting those with criminal records (of any kind).

While the ethical issues with mass deportations have received lots of attention, the economics haven’t been explored as comprehensively. And the costs of mass deportations...

Read more: Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

  • Written by Peter Gottschalk, Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University

On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

In recent times, such attacks have targeted a variety of cherished sites and individuals in Pakistan. These have ranged from the...

Read more: Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

  • Written by Peter Gottschalk, Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University

On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

In recent times, such attacks have targeted a variety of cherished sites and individuals in Pakistan. These have ranged from the...

Read more: Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

Safe and ethical ways to edit the human genome

  • Written by Rosa Castro, Postdoctoral Associate in Science and Society, Duke University
imageHuman genome editing raises a lot of questions. Gene sequence image via www.shutterstock.com.

The National Academies of Science and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on Feb. 14 exploring the implications of new technologies that can alter the genome of living organisms, including humans.

Although scientists have been able to edit genes for several...

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Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia

  • Written by Caleb Finch, University Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the estimated combined total...

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Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia

  • Written by Caleb Finch, University Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the estimated combined total...

Read more: Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia

America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism

  • Written by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Associate Professor, History and African-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

A rowdy segment of the American electorate is hell-bent on banning a specific group of immigrants from entering the United States. Thousands upon thousands of other people – citizens and immigrants, alike – oppose them, choosing to go to court rather than fulfill the electorate’s narrow vision of what America should look like:...

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  5. Cybersecurity of the power grid: A growing challenge
  6. The transgender bathroom controversy: Four essential reads
  7. How Iranian filmmakers like Asghar Farhadi defy the censors
  8. Hidden figures: How black women preachers spoke truth to power
  9. Seeking truth among 'alternative facts'
  10. How undocumented immigrants negotiate a place for themselves in America
  11. Who exactly are 'radical' Muslims?
  12. Decades into diabetes, insulin therapy still hard to manage
  13. Broadband internet can help rural communities connect – if they use it
  14. Uber's dismissive treatment of employee's sexism claims is all too typical
  15. Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome
  16. How the 'guerrilla archivists' saved history – and are doing it again under Trump
  17. Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?
  18. Red state rural America is acting on climate change – without calling it climate change
  19. Puzder's failed nomination reminds us why the secretary of labor matters
  20. In latest skirmish of western land wars, Congress supports mining and ranching
  21. Diversity is on the rise in urban and rural communities, and it's here to stay
  22. How social media stars are fighting for the Left
  23. How governments and companies can prevent the next insider attack
  24. Building privacy right into software code
  25. Inmates are excluded from Medicaid – here's why it makes sense to change that
  26. Can Trump resist the power of behavioral science's dark side?
  27. Is your smartphone making you shy?
  28. Where is 'rural America,' and what does it look like?
  29. How much does the Johnson Amendment curtail church freedom?
  30. More lessons from Dolly the sheep: Is a clone really born at age zero?
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  32. Trump's moves on the Dakota Access Pipeline portend more clashes with states
  33. Who counts as black?
  34. White House in turmoil shows why Trump's no CEO
  35. Russia, Trump and the 2016 election: What's the best way for Congress to investigate?
  36. Could your Fitbit data be used to deny you health insurance?
  37. Five lessons Trump could learn from Lincoln
  38. What makes a mountain, hill or prairie a 'sacred' place for Native Americans?
  39. Did Abraham Lincoln's bromance alter the course of American history?
  40. Why you should know about the New Thought movement
  41. Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children
  42. Are fossil fuel companies telling investors enough about the risks of climate change?
  43. Galapagos giant tortoises make a comeback, thanks to innovative conservation strategies
  44. Personalized medicine may do more to treat rather than prevent chronic diseases
  45. How robots could help chronically ill kids attend school
  46. Netanyahu's meeting with Trump: Good for Israeli-Palestinian peace?
  47. How will native tribes fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in court?
  48. Trump's border plan for Canada? So far, not a wall
  49. How best to prepare for epidemics? Strengthen primary care
  50. America's always had black inventors – even when the patent system explicitly excluded them