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Tearing down Confederate statues leaves structural racism intact

  • Written by Anne C. Bailey, Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Protesters toppled the 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue on Aug. 20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Gerry Broome/AP

When protesters tore down the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on Aug. 20, it wasn’t just destruction of state property - a crime for which the...

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Michael Cohen’s guilty plea? ‘Nothing to see here’

  • Written by Jennifer Mercieca, Associate Professor of Communication, Texas A&M University

On the afternoon of Aug. 21, when news of Paul Manafort’s conviction and Michael Cohen’s plea deal emerged within hours of one another, the social media channels of Donald Trump’s most vociferous supporters went dark.

The statements of Cohen, Trump’s longtime personal attorney, seemed damaging.

Cohen pleaded guilty to...

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Teens who feel down may benefit from picking others up

  • Written by Hannah L. Schacter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Boosting someone else may deliver a mood boost to you too.Mohamed Nohassi/Unsplash, CC BY

Think about the last time you helped someone out. Maybe you sent a supportive text to a stressed-out friend or gave directions to a lost stranger.

How did it make you feel?

If you said good, happy, or maybe even “warm and fuzzy,” you’re not...

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Why the US has the campaign finance laws that Michael Cohen broke and what their history means for Trump

  • Written by Ciara C Torres-Spelliscy, Leroy Highbaugh Sr. Research Chair and Professor of Law, Stetson University

Politics usually takes a summer vacation in August. But not during the Trump administration.

On Aug. 21, Michael Cohen, who until recently was President Trump’s long-time personal lawyer, surrendered to federal prosecutors in Manhattan after months of investigation into tax evasion and other crimes dating back to 2011.

Cohen pleaded guilty to...

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There's a dark history to the campaign finance laws Michael Cohen broke — and that should worry Trump

  • Written by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Leroy Highbaugh Sr. Research Chair and Professor of Law, Stetson University

Politics usually takes a summer vacation in August. But not during the Trump administration.

On Aug. 21, Michael Cohen, who until recently was President Trump’s long-time personal lawyer, surrendered to federal prosecutors in Manhattan after months of investigation into tax evasion and other crimes dating back to 2011.

Cohen pleaded guilty to...

Read more: There's a dark history to the campaign finance laws Michael Cohen broke — and that should worry...

¿Quiere ahorrar en sus viajes? Piense como un economista

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Adjunct associate professor, Boston University
Un empleado cuenta rublos rusos en un banco.Reuters/Ilya Naymushin

Un número récord de turistas y viajantes de negocios visitaron otro país en 2017, y este año va camino de superar ese cálculo.

Cuando viaja al extranjero, algo que necesita de seguro, además de un pasaporte, es moneda local; es decir, euros...

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A year after Hurricane Harvey, some Texans are using outdated flood risk maps to rebuild

  • Written by Wanyun Shao, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
Businesses in Humble, Texas, part of metropolitan Houston, surrounded by floodwater from Hurricane Harvey, August 29, 2017.AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File

One year ago, on August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck Texas – the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey dumped record-breaking rain and...

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Despite predictions of their demise, college textbooks aren't going away

  • Written by Norm Friesen, Professor, Boise State University
While textbooks have been said to be on their way, they are still a mainstay in higher education.SayHope/www.shutterstock.com

The textbook has been declared dead many times over. Progressive educator John Dewey decried the “text-book fetish” back in the 1890s. Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wished out loud for textbooks to...

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Child pornography may make a comeback after court ruling guts regulations protecting minors

  • Written by Gail Dines, Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women's Studies, CEO of Culture Reframed, Wheelock College

A federal appeals court judge just made it a lot easier for the pornography industry to abuse and exploit children for profit.

The Aug. 3 legal decision, which has received far less media attention than it deserves, represents the most significant blow to opponents of child porn in decades. We believe it could lead to a sharp increase in the...

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Trump's coal plan – neither clean nor affordable

  • Written by Daniel Fiorino, Director of the Center for Environmental Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
Rather than fade into the night, coal plants could stick around longer under Trump's proposal.Duke Energy, CC BY-NC-ND

Is climate change a problem? Consider the evidence: wildfires in California, Sweden and Siberia; flooding in coastal areas due to sea level rise; droughts in some places and extreme weather and rainfall in others; new and emerging...

Read more: Trump's coal plan – neither clean nor affordable

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  6. An alternative to propping up coal power plants: Retrain workers for solar
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  8. Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?
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  11. How many babies in the US are wanted? Why it's so hard to count unintended pregnancy
  12. Many native animals and birds thrive in burned forests, research shows
  13. The lies we tell on dating apps to find love
  14. Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia's changing climate
  15. When losing one's research partner is like losing a part of oneself
  16. Venezuelan oil fueled the rise and fall of Nicaragua's Ortega regime
  17. China’s garbage ban upends US recycling – is it time to reconsider incineration?
  18. New antidote could prevent brain damage after chemical weapons attack
  19. Ban 'killer robots' to protect fundamental moral and legal principles
  20. Civil lawsuits are the only way to hold bishops accountable for abuse cover-ups
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  22. Saving the brain with a new nerve agent antidote
  23. Turkey's currency collapse shows just how vulnerable its economy is to a crisis
  24. Why it matters that teens are reading less
  25. How the Trump Foundation illustrates the limits of charity regulations
  26. Advertising is obsolete – here's why it's time to end it
  27. Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses
  28. Dangerous stereotypes stalk black college athletes
  29. You don't have to look far to find human trafficking victims
  30. Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?
  31. Genetically modified mosquitoes may be best weapon for curbing disease transmission
  32. Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic
  33. 4 reasons why anti-Trump Latino voters won't swing the midterms
  34. How Aretha Franklin found her voice
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  36. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery – why we need it more than ever
  37. Black and biracial Americans wouldn't need to code-switch if we lived in a post-racial society
  38. Facebook begins to shift from being a free and open platform into a responsible public utility
  39. Could different cultures teach us something about dementia?
  40. Lost and found in upstate New York: 'Lost Boys' nonprofits latch onto a new objective closer to home
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  42. The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the US to get serious about recycling at home
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