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A brief history of debt ceiling crises and the political chaos they've unleashed

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
imageWith the House GOP and President Joe Biden locked in a struggle over the debt limit, it's dark times in the U.S. Capitol.Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images

There have been numerous fiscal crises in the United States where Congress has either failed to pass a budget on time or there were doubts that the federal debt ceiling would be...

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Meditative mothering? How Buddhism honors both compassionate caregiving and celibate monks and nuns

  • Written by Liz Wilson, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University
imageBuddhism prizes both compassion and undivided focus – which can be hard to combine.Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Buddhist saints are often described as maternally compassionate, with the endless patience of a mother who feeds, cleans and cares for children around the clock. In fact, the Theravada branch of Buddhism holds...

Read more: Meditative mothering? How Buddhism honors both compassionate caregiving and celibate monks and nuns

What is carbon capture and storage? EPA’s new power plant standards proposal gives it a boost, but CCS is not a quick solution

  • Written by Soyoung Oh, Junior Research Fellow in Climate Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Biden administration proposed new power plant rules on May 11, 2023, that have the potential to be among the most stringent federal policy measures on coal, oil and gas power plants the United States has ever introduced.

The proposal would set new carbon pollution standards for existing power plants, effectively restricting their emissions of...

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'Courage is contagious': Daniel Ellsberg's decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn't happen in a vacuum

  • Written by Christian Appy, Professor of History, UMass Amherst
imageDaniel Ellsberg addresses supporters during an anti-war protest in 2010 in front of the White House.Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images

In 1971, when Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a federal court in Boston, a journalist asked if he was concerned about the prospect of going to prison for leaking a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War....

Read more: 'Courage is contagious': Daniel Ellsberg's decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn't happen...

4 factors that contributed to the record low history scores for US eighth graders

  • Written by Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Associate Professor of Education Research & Director, I-REEED, University of North Dakota
imageTest scores for history began their decline about a decade ago.Don Mason via Getty Images

When national student test scores revealed recently that knowledge of U.S. history and civics had reached an all-time low, one Republican lawmaker described the drop as an “outright failure that should concern every parent across the country.”

The...

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From Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways

  • Written by Alyssa Beall, Teaching Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Humanities, and Philosophy, West Virginia University
imagePeople admire a massive statue of the Hindu goddess Kali.Jerry Redfern/LightRocket via Getty Images

As we approach Mother’s Day, many groups will hold special events or services to celebrate the holiday. In the United States, Mother’s Day was originally founded in 1908 at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in West Virginia and became a...

Read more: From Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways

What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered

  • Written by Marian Moser Jones, Associate Professor of Health Services Management, Policy and History, The Ohio State University
imageCOVID-19 hasn't vanished, but at this point it's doing less damage.Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The COVID-19 pandemic’s public health emergency status in the U.S. expires on May 11, 2023. And on May 5, the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC,...

Read more: What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4...

George Santos indicted on fraud, money laundering and other criminal charges -- 3 essential reads

  • Written by Howard Manly, Race + Equity Editor, The Conversation US
imageRepublican U.S. Rep. George Santos of New York is followed by reporters as he walks in the U.S. Capitol.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Even by today’s low ethical standards for politicians, George Santos is quite exceptional.

The U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District has been accused of lying about his education,...

Read more: George Santos indicted on fraud, money laundering and other criminal charges -- 3 essential reads

Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
imageA JetBlue employee poses next to a Boston replica of London's Big Ben before the launch of nonstop flights between Boston and London in 2022.David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The World Health Organization declared on May 5, 2023, that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. Although the virus is still causing hosp...

Read more: Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as...

I unintentionally created a biased AI algorithm 25 years ago – tech companies are still making the same mistake

  • Written by John MacCormick, Professor of Computer Science, Dickinson College
imageFacial recognition software misidentifies Black women more than other people.JLco - Ana Suanes/iStock via Getty Images

In 1998, I unintentionally created a racially biased artificial intelligence algorithm. There are lessons in that story that resonate even more strongly today.

The dangers of bias and errors in AI algorithms are now well known....

Read more: I unintentionally created a biased AI algorithm 25 years ago – tech companies are still making the...

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  2. Biden's dragging poll numbers won't matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more
  3. The coronation of King Charles III: 5 Essential reads on the big royal bash – and what it all means
  4. The real priest behind 'The Pope's Exorcist' was a fan of Hollywood horror films
  5. Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and other unexpected fluids
  6. Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads
  7. Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.
  8. Yellen puts Congress on notice over impending debt default date: 5 essential reads on what's at stake
  9. Online predators target children’s webcams, study finds
  10. Twitter played a role in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank – new research
  11. The thinking error that makes people susceptible to climate change denial
  12. Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds
  13. Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved
  14. Rejected Oklahoma plea for death penalty commutation highlights clemency’s changing role in US death penalty system
  15. Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first
  16. Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn
  17. Generative AI is forcing people to rethink what it means to be authentic
  18. What causes volcanoes to erupt?
  19. Respectful persuasion is a relay race, not a solo sprint – 3 keys to putting it in practice
  20. Whether or not a man convicted of abusing African 'orphans' is exonerated, the missionary system that brought him to Kenya was always deeply flawed
  21. Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance
  22. The Federal Reserve and the art of navigating a soft landing ... when economic data sends mixed signals
  23. Recent banking crises are rooted in a system that rewards excessive risk-taking -- as First Republic's failure shows
  24. Cannabis-derived products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – two immunologists explain the medicinal benefits and potential risks
  25. Sudan's plunge into chaos has geopolitical implications near and far – including for US strategic goals
  26. Emmett Till's accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died – here's how the 1955 murder case helped define civil rights history
  27. How the US military used magazines to target 'vulnerable' groups with recruiting ads
  28. SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid
  29. In 'Air,' Michael Jordan's silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes
  30. Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches
  31. US-South Korea nuclear weapons deal – what you need to know
  32. Biden's coronation no-show is no snub – more telling is whom he sends to King Charles' big day
  33. Saving broadcasting's past for the future -- archivists are working to capture not just tapes of TV and radio but the experience of tuning in together
  34. Latino youth struggle with sense of belonging in school
  35. Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare
  36. Why Kurt Vonnegut's advice to college graduates still matters today
  37. 'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US
  38. AI is exciting – and an ethical minefield: 4 essential reads on the risks and concerns about this technology
  39. Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new research in mice shows how your brain learns new rules
  40. Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice
  41. Leprosy-causing bacteria found in armadillo specimens highlight value of museum collections for tracking pathogens
  42. Arctic sea ice loss and fierce storms leave Kivalina Search and Rescue fighting to protect their island from climate disasters
  43. A tweak to the University of Nebraska's logo shows how the once benign 'OK' sign has entered a 'purgatory of meaning'
  44. Mifepristone is under scrutiny in the courts, but it has been used safely and effectively around the world for decades
  45. Challenging the FDA's authority isn't new – the agency's history shows what's at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
  46. The invasion of Iraq defined US' foreign relations – but in popular Iraqi literature, the war is just a piece of the country's complex history
  47. In protecting land for wildlife, size matters – here's what it takes to conserve very large areas
  48. Willie Nelson at 90: Country music's elder statesman still on the road again
  49. What Socrates' 'know nothing' wisdom can teach a polarized America
  50. White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans -- and not on lone wolves