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Why Trump's challenges to democracy will be a big problem for Biden

  • Written by James D. Long, Associate Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, Host of "Neither Free Nor Fair?" podcast, University of Washington
imageJust because he's leaving office doesn't mean Donald Trump will stop being a threat to democracy.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

When a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and stopped Congress from certifying Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, it was scary – and fatal for at least five people.

But it did not pose a serious threat...

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A scholar of American anti-Semitism explains the hate symbols present during the US Capitol riot

  • Written by Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
imageCrowds carrying hate symbols as they stormed the U.S Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images

One of the many horrifying images from the Jan. 6 rampage on the U.S. Capitol shows a long-haired, long-bearded man wearing a black “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones, and under it...

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Federal leaders have two options if they want to rein in Trump

  • Written by Kirsten Carlson, Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
imagePresident Donald Trump gestures during a Jan. 6 speech in Washington, D.C.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

As the world reacts to the Jan. 6 armed attack on the U.S. Capitol encouraged by President Donald Trump, many Americans are wondering what happens next. Members of Congress, high-level officials and even major corporations and business groups have...

Read more: Federal leaders have two options if they want to rein in Trump

Far-right activists on social media telegraphed violence weeks in advance of the attack on the US Capitol

  • Written by Alex Newhouse, Research Lead, Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
imageThe people who attacked the U.S. Capitol building lived up to their word to engage in violence.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 was shocking, but no one following right-wing activity on social media should have been surprised. The attempt by President Donald Trump’s far-right supporters...

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After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to overhaul US disaster policy – here's how

  • Written by A.R. Siders, Assistant Professor, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
imageIn a year tied for the warmest on record globally, the U.S. was hit with costly hurricanes, wildfires, storms and drought.AP Photo/Noah Berger and Gerald Herbert

The year 2020 broke disaster records across the country in destructive and expensive ways. The Atlantic had so many hurricanes, meteorologists ran out of tropical storm names for only the...

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Gaming has benefits and perils – parents can help kids by playing with them

  • Written by Katie Headrick Taylor, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington
imagePlaying games can offer an insider's perspective on screen time quality and quantity.James Sheppard/Future via Getty Images

As the pandemic forced many Americans to hunker down at home, the video game industry saw record spending and profits in 2020. Interacting with other people through gaming became, for some players, essential for social...

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What the 'doctor' title means for women of color with doctorates

  • Written by Cecilia E. Suarez, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
imageDespite their high level of education, women of color with Ph.D.s say they are still treated differently in their academic fields. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Editor’s note: In a Dec. 11 Wall Street Journal op-ed, conservative author Joseph Epstein sparked widespread backlash, especially from women in academia, when he...

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5 strategies for cultivating hope this year

  • Written by Jacqueline S. Mattis, Dean of Faculty, Rutgers University - Newark
imageHow do we find hope when times are bleak?Peter Muhly/AFP via Getty Images

The raging coronavirus pandemic, along with political turbulence and uncertainty, have overwhelmed many of us.

From almost the start of 2020, people have been faced with bleak prospects as illness, death, isolation and job losses became unwelcome parts of our reality. On...

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Thousands of Brazilians who won elections as Black candidates in 2020 previously ran for office as white

  • Written by Andrew Janusz, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
imageBrazilian politicians' newfound embrace of Blackness leaves some of their Afro-Brazilian constituents skeptical.Dimitrii_Guzhanin/Getty

Brazil is undergoing a strange racial reckoning after bombshell revelations that thousands of veteran politicians had changed their self-identified race between the 2016 and 2020 elections.

Afro-Brazilians –...

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The uncomfortable questions facing Capitol Police over the security breach by MAGA mob

  • Written by Tom Nolan, Associate Professor of Sociology, Emmanuel College
imageOutnumbered and overwhelmed.Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

When die-hard Trump supporters are able to storm the U.S. Capitol and forcefully occupy offices in the House and the Senate, questions over security are going to be asked.

I am an academic criminologist who in an earlier life served as a senior policy adviser at the...

Read more: The uncomfortable questions facing Capitol Police over the security breach by MAGA mob

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