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Women of color spend more than $8 billion on bleaching creams worldwide every year

  • Written by Ronald Hall, Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
imageSkin-lightening creams for sale in a shop in New Delhi, India, in 2020. Sajjad Hussain / Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

The idealization of light skin as the pinnacle of beauty affects self-esteem for women of color around the world. In many cultures, skin color is a social benchmark that is often used by people of color and whites alike in lieu of race....

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Rethinking the US-China fight: Does China really threaten American power abroad?

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
imagePresident Biden has so far kept most of his predecessor's tough-on-China policies.Malte Mueller via Getty Images

President Joe Biden is so far maintaining his predecessor’s tough China policy, which aims to curb China’s international power both economically and politically.

In the U.S. and Europe, China is widely recognized as a rising...

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Why do mass shootings spawn conspiracy theories?

  • Written by Michael Rocque, Associate Professor of Sociology, Bates College
imageA woman places painted rocks at a memorial to those killed in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting.AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, there is one type of event that seems particularly likely to spark them: mass shootings, typically defined as attacks in which a shooter kills at least four other...

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Australia, fighting Facebook, is the latest country to struggle against foreign influence on journalism

  • Written by Vanessa Freije, Assistant Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
imageThe New York Times Facebook site on Feb. 18, 2021 as seen in Melbourne, Australia: Empty. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Facebook has barred Australians from finding or sharing news on its platform, in response to an Australian government proposal to require social media networks to pay journalism organizations for their content. The move is already...

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How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but left residents out in the cold

  • Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
imageWaiting in line in freezing rain to fill propane tanks in Houston, Texas, Feb. 17, 2021.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Americans often take electricity for granted – until the lights go out. The recent cold wave and storm in Texas have placed considerable focus on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, the nonprofit corporation that...

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One month in, how Biden has changed disaster management and the US COVID-19 response

  • Written by Brian J. Gerber, Associate Professor, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University
imageThe National Guard joined forces with FEMA to launch a mass vaccination site in Los Angeles.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

After one month in office, the Biden administration has fundamentally changed how the federal government responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In direct contrast to his predecessor, President Joe Biden is treating this as a...

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How a mass suicide by slaves caused the legend of the flying African to take off

  • Written by Thomas Hallock, Professor of English, University of South Florida
imageLike the best myths, the tale of Igbo Landing and the flying African seems to transcend boundaries of time and space.Victor_Tongdee/iStock via Getty Images

In May 1803 a group of enslaved Africans from present-day Nigeria, of Ebo or Igbo descent, leaped from a single-masted ship into Dunbar Creek off St. Simons Island in Georgia. A slave agent...

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Americans still need a lifeline despite trillions in coronavirus aid

  • Written by Mary G. Findling, Research Associate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
imageAmericas' financial desperation can be seen in the soaring demand for food assistance. AP Photo/John Minchillo

As Congress prepares another injection of COVID-19 aid for businesses and individuals, there’s been debate about whether it’s necessary on top of the US$3.5 trillion spent so far.

President Joe Biden had initially hoped to get...

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I interviewed 48 bankrupt Americans – here's who they blame for their financial troubles

  • Written by Tess Wise, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Amherst College
imagePreventing home foreclosure is one reason middle-class people may declare Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy.fstop123/E+ via Getty Images

The people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection had an 18% bankruptcy rate – twice as high as the national average – according to a Washington Post investigation. A quarter of the...

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Air filters can scrub out pollutants near highways, reduce blood pressure

  • Written by Doug Brugge, Professor and Chair of Public Health Science and Community Medicine, University of Connecticut
imageBusy highways are large sources of air pollution. Larry D. Moore via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

For people living near busy highways, using air filters indoors results in short-term improvements to blood pressure, according to a new study I co-authored.

Next to busy...

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