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Only 1 in 4 women who have been sexually harassed tell their employers. Here's why they're afraid

  • Written by Margaret E. Johnson, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center on Applied Feminism, University of Baltimore
Studies suggest few women formally complain about sexual harassment in the workplace. andriano.cz/Shutterstock.com

On May 30, a grand jury indicted Harvey Weinstein on charges he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him. And new allegations and lawsuits against the movie producer continue to pile up.

Since the earliest reports...

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Syrian refugees in America: The forgotten psychological wounds of the stress of migration

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Two refugee children play at Tolan Park, a research and treatment center in Detroit, the site of the author's research. David Dalton/Wayne State University, CC BY-SA

War in Syria and the refugee crisis have been the subject of a heated debate in United States politics, leading to a travel ban and drastic reduction in the number refugees to the U.S....

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Robert Kennedy, improbable liberal hero

  • Written by Ross Baker, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University
Robert F. Kennedy accepts the Democratic nomination as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1964(AP Photo/John Lent

There is something about middle children, especially in large families. They often struggle to define themselves. Robert Francis Kennedy was the ultimate middle child. Until shortly before his untimely death 50 years ago, he was still...

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Why the Supreme Court's 'gay wedding cake' ruling won't resolve religious freedom issues

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
Pastors kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court, as a counter-protester holds a sign that says "What's Christian About Discrimination." AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In a 7-2 decision, the justices sided with a Denver...

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A los presidentes latinoamericanos les encanta Twitter (y esta no es una buena señal)

  • Written by Miguel Angel Latouche, Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela

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La democracia latinoamericana nace con un pecado original: es la región con mayor inequidad en la distribución del ingreso en el mundo. El proceso de construir una institucionalidad democrática formal, con los sistemas de incentivos correspondientes, estuvo emparejado con una ruda exclusión social y...

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La publicidad artesanal de Vietnam, un recuerdo que está en peligro de extinción

  • Written by Cristina Nualart, Researcher of Contemporary Art and Art of Vietnam, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Panel pintado a mano que anunciaba un centro deportivo. Foto: C. NualartAuthor provided

Desde inicios del siglo XX, las urbes de Vietnam se han desarrollado prodigiosamente. Saigón se convirtió en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, una localidad colonial, luego comunista, que ahora es una metrópolis dinámica y vibrante.

Pero quedan...

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La publicidad artesanal de Vietnam, un recuerdo de está en peligro de extinción

  • Written by Cristina Nualart, Researcher of Contemporary Art and Art of Vietnam, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Panel pintado a mano que anunciaba un centro deportivo. Foto: C. NualartAuthor provided

Read in English.

Desde inicios del siglo XX, las urbes de Vietnam se han desarrollado prodigiosamente. Saigón se convirtió en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, una localidad colonial, luego comunista, que ahora es una metrópolis dinámica y vibrante.

P...

Read more: La publicidad artesanal de Vietnam, un recuerdo de está en peligro de extinción

Limits on Chinese graduate student visas may protect US intellectual property but drive away talent

  • Written by Jack Marr, Clinical Associate Professor of International Business, Boise State University
The Trump administration may limit visas for Chinese students in hopes to curtail intellectual property theft. Onur Buyuktezgel/www.shutterstock.com

Some Chinese students studying STEM-related fields may not be staying in the U.S. as long as they’d planned. The Trump administration announced on May 29 that it may limit some graduate...

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22 percent of men without college don't have jobs. Here's why they're being left behind

  • Written by Erin Wolcott, Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury College
The job market is still tough for many Americans.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

The unemployment rate has plunged to about the lowest level in half a century. Yet at least one group of Americans is being left behind: men who didn’t go to college.

Just 78 percent of men aged 25-54 who never went to college were employed in 2016, the latest year for...

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22% of men without college don't have jobs. Here's why they're being left behind

  • Written by Erin Wolcott, Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury College
The job market is still tough for many Americans.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

The unemployment rate has plunged to about the lowest level in half a century. Yet at least one group of Americans is being left behind: men who didn’t go to college.

Just 78 percent of men aged 25-54 who never went to college were employed in 2016, the latest year for...

Read more: 22% of men without college don't have jobs. Here's why they're being left behind

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