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5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region

  • Written by Robert Muggah, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
imageArmed supporters of Nicolás Maduro gather near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026.Federico Parra/ AFP via Getty Images

The predawn U.S. military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Venezuela and into U.S. custody marks a watershed in hemispheric politics. In an operation that lasted...

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A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented

  • Written by Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University
imageA motorcycle rides past graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026.Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

In the dead of night during the holidays, the United States launched an operation inside a Latin American country, intent on seizing its leader on the pretext that he is wanted in U.S. courts on drug charges.

Th...

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I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers

  • Written by Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageExplosions were seen across Caracas after the U.S. launched large-scale attacks on Venezuela and captured its leader and his wife. AFP via Getty Images

Americans woke up on Jan. 3, 2025, to blaring headlines: “US CAPTURES MADURO, TRUMP SAYS,” declared The New York Times, using all capital letters. The U.S. had mounted an overnight...

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Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers

  • Written by Jessica C. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University
imageWhy did this community burn one woman's remains in such a visible, spectacular way?Patrick Fahey

Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows stretch up the wall of a natural overhang of...

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West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses

  • Written by Farshid Vahedifard, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University
imageDays of heavy rain caused a levee on the White River to breach, sending water into Pacific, Wash., on Dec. 16, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees &ndash...

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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety

  • Written by Elizabeth A. Logan, Associate Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and The West, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageEaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires.Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks,...

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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it

  • Written by Elizabeth A. Logan, Associate Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and The West, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageEaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires.Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks,...

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Has the Fed fixed the economy yet? And other burning economic questions for 2026

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University

The U.S. economy heads into 2026 in an unusual place: Inflation is down from its peak in mid-2022, growth has held up better than many expected, and yet American households say that things still feel shaky. Uncertainty is the watchword, especially with a major Supreme Court ruling on tariffs on the horizon.

To find out what’s coming next, The...

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What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Liberal Arts Endowed Professor of Communication, Penn State
imageLoving-kindness, the feeling cultivated in metta meditation, is very different from romantic love.Anna Sunderland Engels

A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.

Regular mindfulness practice has been linked to many positive health benefits, including...

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The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers

  • Written by Alexander Lowie, Postdoctoral associate in Classical and Civic Education, University of Florida
imageEnrique Tarrio, left, former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys, shakes hands with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in Washington on Feb. 21, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, announced in November 2025 that he will relaunch the group after it disbanded following...

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