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The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents

  • Written by Tinglong Dai, Associate Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
imageBy mid-January, only about a quarter of the COVID-19 vaccines distributed for U.S. nursing homes through the federal program had reached people's arms. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

The urgency of vaccinating nursing home residents is evident in the numbers. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of...

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The great polio vaccine mess and the lessons it holds about federal coordination for today's COVID-19 vaccination effort

  • Written by Bert Spector, Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
imageElementary students initially received polio vaccines at school.PhotoQuest/Archive Photos via Getty Images

I nervously fell into a long line of fellow first graders in the gymnasium of St. Louis’ Hamilton Elementary School in the spring of 1955. We were waiting for our first injection of the new polio vaccine.

The National Foundation for...

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Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police

  • Written by Vida Johnson, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University
imageA U.S. Capitol police officer stands at a street corner near the Capitol.Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The apparent participation of off-duty officers in the rally that morphed into a siege on the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6 has revived fears about white supremacists within police departments.

These concerns are not new. White...

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The perils of associating 'white' with 'privilege' in the classroom

  • Written by Ritika Goel, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
imageWhen minority groups are exposed to stereotypes that deem them inferior, they often underachieve academically, research shows.Terry Vine/The Image Bank via Getty Images

White privilege – the social advantage that benefits white people over others simply on account of skin color – has become a racial justice catchphrase.

Peggy McIntosh,...

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The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection

  • Written by Jordan Brasher, Assistant Professor of Geography, Columbus State University
imageA historic first: the Confederate battle flag inside the U.S. Capitol.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle flag was flown by rioters in the U.S. Capitol building for the first time ever on Jan. 6.

The flag’s prominence in the Capitol riot comes as no...

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Does reopening schools cause COVID-19 to spread? It's complicated

  • Written by Scott A Imberman, Professor of Economics and Education Policy, Michigan State University
imageJean McCarthy helps a first-grade student at South Boston Catholic Academy on Sept. 10, 2020.David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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We found that schools can reopen for in-person instruction without further spreading COVID-19 in nearby communities if the number...

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Mega Millions jackpot is $750 million – where does all the lottery tax revenue really go?

  • Written by Liberty Vittert, Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St Louis
imageTax revenue from lotteries is supposed to fund education and other public services.AP Photo/Alan Diaz

The Mega Millions jackpot drawing for Jan. 15 has soared to US$750 million and counting. This makes it the second largest pot in Mega Millions history – surpassed only by the $1.537 billion winning ticket in October 2018 – and the fifth...

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The price of a drug should be based on its therapeutic benefits – not just what the market will bear

  • Written by Nicole Hassoun, Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageThe average price for an orphan drug is more than $150,000 per year.GP Kidd/Cultura/Getty Images

The U.S. pharmaceutical industry has innovated in response to the pandemic, providing not only vaccines but also therapies to treat people with COVID-19. But an outdated law designed to spur development of lifesaving drugs risks making new treatments...

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Americans have unrealistic expectations for a COVID-19 vaccine

  • Written by Matt Motta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
imageIf too many Americans refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, achieving population immunity will be difficult.Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Many Americans appear to be experiencing cautiousoptimism about the role that vaccines could play in ending the pandemic. But recent public opinion research suggests that 29% to 37% of Americans plan to...

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Is impeaching President Trump 'pointless revenge'? Not if it sends a message to future presidents

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
imageA different type of protest comes to the Capitol.Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOn

A House majority, including 10 Republicans, voted on Jan. 13 to impeach President Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” The vote will initiate a trial in the Senate – but that trial will likely not be finished before Trump’s term of office...

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  4. Dostoevsky warned of the strain of nihilism that infects Donald Trump and his movement
  5. How explainable artificial intelligence can help humans innovate
  6. What is a protein? A biologist explains
  7. At impeachment hearing, lawmakers will deliberate over a deadly weapon used in the attack on Capitol Hill – President Trump's words
  8. Why the flag of South Vietnam flew at US Capitol siege
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  10. How can America heal from the Trump era? Lessons from Germany's transformation into a prosperous democracy after Nazi rule
  11. I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our 'world after coronavirus' might look like – this is what I learned
  12. Through her divisive rhetoric, Education Secretary DeVos leaves a troubled legacy of her own
  13. Big Tech's rejection of Parler shuts down a site favored by Trump supporters – and used by participants in the US Capitol insurrection
  14. How self-proclaimed 'prophets' from a growing Christian movement provided religious motivation for the Jan. 6 events at the US Capitol
  15. Biden plans to fight climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before
  16. A brief history of the term ‘president-elect’ in the United States
  17. Executions don't deter murder, despite the Trump administration's push
  18. Apollo landers, Neil Armstrong's bootprint and other human artifacts on Moon officially protected by new US law
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  21. How should schools teach kids about what happened at the US Capitol on Jan. 6? We asked 6 education experts
  22. Two-thirds of Earth's land is on pace to lose water as the climate warms – that's a problem for people, crops and forests
  23. COVID-19 response shows how an informal rule of law plays a supporting role in society
  24. Fired for storming the Capitol? Why most workers aren’t protected for what they do on their own time
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  26. Delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses will make supplies last longer but comes with risks
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  28. Consumer electronics have changed a lot in 20 years – systems for managing e-waste aren't keeping up
  29. 18 million US children are at risk of hunger: How is the problem being addressed and what more can be done?
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  32. Why Trump's challenges to democracy will be a big problem for Biden
  33. A scholar of American anti-Semitism explains the hate symbols present during the US Capitol riot
  34. Federal leaders have two options if they want to rein in Trump
  35. Far-right activists on social media telegraphed violence weeks in advance of the attack on the US Capitol
  36. After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to overhaul US disaster policy – here's how
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  38. What the 'doctor' title means for women of color with doctorates
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  40. Thousands of Brazilians who won elections as Black candidates in 2020 previously ran for office as white
  41. The uncomfortable questions facing Capitol Police over the security breach by MAGA mob
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  43. It is difficult, if not impossible, to estimate the size of the crowd that stormed Capitol Hill
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  47. The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how US media frames unrest and shapes public opinion
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