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'The US is falling apart': How Russian media is portraying the US Capitol siege

  • Written by Lena Surzhko Harned, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imageA news host reports on former President Donald Trump during a broadcast on RT, formerly known as Russia Today, a state-funded TV network.Misha Friedman/Getty Images

The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which was Christmas Eve for Eastern Orthodox Christians, was a perfect holiday gift for Russian politicians and state-controlled Russian...

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A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19

  • Written by Ana Maldonado-Contreras, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School
imageThe microbes living in the gut are key to good health.Dr_Microbe/iStock/Getty Images Plus

You may not know it, but you have an army of microbes living inside of you that are essential for fighting off threats, including the virus that causes COVID-19.

In the past two decades scientists have learned our bodies are home to more bacterial cells than...

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Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad — 5 scholars explain

  • Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
imageThrough the Paris Agreement, the world's countries agreed to work to keep global warming well under 2 degrees Celsius.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The United States helped bring the world into the Paris climate accord, the groundbreaking global agreement reached in 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow climate change....

Read more: Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad — 5 scholars explain

Will Merrick Garland, Joe Biden's pick for attorney general, be independent in that role? History says it's unlikely

  • Written by Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
imageAttorney general nominee Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Five years after he was nominated to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is President-elect Biden’s choice to lead the Justice Department as the...

Read more: Will Merrick Garland, Joe Biden's pick for attorney general, be independent in that role? History...

Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutions

  • Written by Kymberly Byrd, Ph.D. Candidate, Community Research and Action, Vanderbilt University
imageFormerly incarcerated entrepreneur Coss Marte speaks at a conference in 2015.Brad Barket/Getty Images for WIREDimageCC BY-NC-ND

People who have been incarcerated face major challenges finding work after their release. About 45% of formerly incarcerated Americans were unemployed one year after leaving prison, according to a multiyear study the Brookings...

Read more: Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutions

The NRA declares bankruptcy: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Brian Mittendorf, Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
imageFacing legal and financial challenges, the NRA wants to exit New York.Alex Wong/Getty Images

Editor’s note: Although the National Rifle Association is headquartered in Northern Virginia, it is incorporated in New York. The gun group recently announced a new “strategic plan” to restructure under bankruptcy and reincorporate in...

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'Early warning' systems in schools can be dangerous in the hands of law enforcement

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
imageSchool police officers walk in a hallway at a middle school.Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are getting lower grades and inconsistently attending classes. For students in one Florida county, low grades and absenteeism may put them at risk of being labeled by law enforcement as potential...

Read more: 'Early warning' systems in schools can be dangerous in the hands of law enforcement

Kratom: What science is discovering about the risks and benefits of a controversial herb

  • Written by Christopher R. McCurdy, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
imageKratom is native to Southeast Asia, where people make a tea from its leaves. Christopher R. McCurdy, CC BY-SA

Kratom, a traditional Southeast Asian herbal medicine from the leaves of the tropical tree Mitragyna speciosa, has gained favor in the U.S. as a legal high over the past decade. Almost two metric tons of kratom are imported from Southeast...

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Sen. Ossoff was sworn in on pioneering Atlanta rabbi's Bible – a nod to historic role of American Jews in civil rights struggle

  • Written by Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
imageVice President Kamala Harris swears in Sen. Raphael Warnock and Sen. Jon Ossoff on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Television via AP

The first Jewish senator in Georgia history, Jon Ossoff, was sworn in on Jan. 20, on what his office described in a tweet as a “Hebrew scripture that belonged to historic Atlanta Rabbi Jacob...

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US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem, warn security experts

  • Written by Luis De la Calle, Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and Associate Professor in Political Science, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
imageSome 25,000 National Guard troops protected Joe Biden's presidential inauguration due to fears of a far-right extremist attack.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

After President Joe Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021 without any violent incidents, many in the United States and worldwide breathed a sigh of relief.

The respite may be brief. The ingredients...

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  6. St. Matthew's Cathedral, where Biden attended pre-inauguration Mass, has long been a place where politics and faith meet
  7. From Biden's giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, 'religion' means different things to different people and different eras
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  9. Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules
  10. I'm a First Amendment scholar – and I think Big Tech should be left alone
  11. Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment
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  13. How law enforcement is using technology to track down people who attacked the US Capitol building
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  16. Armed groups from Capitol riot pose longer-term threat to Biden presidency
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  19. Big Tech's swift reaction to Capitol rioters reveals new face of corporate political power – and a threat to American democracy
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  23. Trump sees power as private property – a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages
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  26. My research helped uncover a long-lost right-wing provocateur – but then I turned away from her work
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  34. Trump supporters seeking more violence could target state capitols during inauguration – here's how cities can prepare
  35. A white supremacist coup succeeded in 1898 North Carolina, led by lying politicians and racist newspapers that amplified their lies
  36. What is the 'boogaloo' and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol? 5 essential reads
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  40. Why the news media may not want to share Capitol riot images with the police
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  45. The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence
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