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Vaccine mandates vs. religious beliefs -- the legal arguments for the upcoming coronavirus lawsuits

  • Written by Ross D. Silverman, Professor of Public Health and Law, Indiana University
imageA vaccine for COVID-19 may only effectively stop the spread if enough people take it. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images

The longer COVID-19 rages on, the more the United States appears to be hanging its hopes on the development and rapid, massdistribution of a vaccine.

Getting a safe and effective vaccine out to the public could be a game changer...

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Let's call athletes 'workers,' and let's call these NBA protests what they were – strikes

  • Written by Abraham I. Khan, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Communication Arts & Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
imageWhen NBA players refused to take the court, athlete activism escalated to a new level.Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images

The Milwaukee Bucks’ startling refusal to take to the court for their NBA playoff game on Aug. 26 was the most consequential political development in sports over the last 50 years.

In recent years, the prevailing media...

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A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura's damage in this area of oil fields and industry

  • Written by John Pardue, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
imageSmoke billowed from the fire at a chlorine plant in Westlake, Louisiana, after Hurricane Laura moved through on Aug. 27. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Hurricane Laura plowed through the heart of Louisiana’s oil and chemical industries as a powerful Category 4 storm, leaving a chlorine plant on fire and the potential for more hazardous damage in...

Read more: A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura's damage in this area of oil...

Federal agents sent to Kenosha, but history shows militarized policing in cities can escalate violence and trigger conflict

  • Written by Angélica Durán-Martínez, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageSending in the feds to quell unrest often increases conflict on the ground, as it did this summer in Portland, Ore.Nathan Howard/Getty Images

The U.S. Justice Department has dispatched federal agents and U.S. marshals to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a police shooting left an unarmed Black man, Jacob Blake, paralyzed. The Aug. 23 shooting triggered...

Read more: Federal agents sent to Kenosha, but history shows militarized policing in cities can escalate...

Maria Montessori challenged and changed how kids are taught, and remains influential today

  • Written by Catherine McTamaney, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University
imageThe education innovator, in London, in the late 1940s.AP Photo

One hundred and fifty years after Maria Montessori’s birth, tens of thousands of teachers around the world still hail her innovations and educational philosophy.

One of Italy’s first female doctors, Montessori applied her training as a scientist to teaching children in new...

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¿Cómo puedes utilizar la ventilación para prevenir la propagación de COVID-19 dentro de tu casa?

  • Written by Shelly Miller, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
imageMantener las ventanas abiertas es la forma más sencilla de aumentar la ventilación en espacios interiores. Justin Paget / Digital Vision via Getty Images

La gran mayoría de la transmisión del SARS-CoV-2 ocurre en interiores, la mayor parte por inhalación de partículas en el aire que contienen el coronavirus....

Read more: ¿Cómo puedes utilizar la ventilación para prevenir la propagación de COVID-19 dentro de tu casa?

History tells us trying to stop diseases like COVID-19 at the border is a failed strategy

  • Written by Charles McCoy, Assistant Professor of Sociology, SUNY Plattsburgh
imageA traveler walks past screeners testing a system of thermal imaging cameras which check body temperatures at Los Angeles International Airport on June. 24, 2020.Mario Tama/Getty Images

To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, commentators have blamed the federal government’s mismanagedr...

Read more: History tells us trying to stop diseases like COVID-19 at the border is a failed strategy

Hurricane Laura was the latest storm to strengthen fast, but is rapid intensification really becoming more common?

  • Written by Chris Slocum, Physical Scientist, NOAA and Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University
imageHurricane Laura intensified quickly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall on Aug. 27, 2020. CSU/CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS, CC BY-ND

Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than 24 hours. By the time it made it landfall, it was a powerful Category 4...

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When police stop Black men, the effects reach into their homes and families

  • Written by Deadric T. Williams, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee
imageBlack men are stopped by police in disproportionate numbers. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images

While much of the world was sheltering in place in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans’ undivided attention was focused squarely on Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd was killed at the hands – and knees – of...

Read more: When police stop Black men, the effects reach into their homes and families

The US has lots to lose and little to gain by banning TikTok and WeChat

  • Written by Jeremy Straub, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University
imageBanning TikTok and WeChat would cut off many Americans from popular social media.AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

The Trump administration’s recently announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have unintended consequences. The ordersbar the apps from doing business in the U.S. or with U.S. persons or businesses...

Read more: The US has lots to lose and little to gain by banning TikTok and WeChat

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  2. Joe Kennedy III challenges Ed Markey in 2020's weirdest primary race
  3. 1 in 10 US students are English learners
  4. When plants and their microbes are not in sync, the results can be disastrous
  5. Cool touch shirts can make you feel cool on hot days, but which materials work best?
  6. Trump accepts the nomination from the White House lawn, portraying a nation in crisis and himself as its hero
  7. Why Americans are buying more guns than ever
  8. Así es como la moda ha servido históricamente para el distanciamiento social
  9. Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold
  10. FDA is departing from long-standing procedures to deal with public health crises, and this may foreshadow problems for COVID-19 vaccines
  11. The white supremacist origins of modern marriage advice
  12. Trump's foreign policy is still 'America First' – what does that mean, exactly?
  13. Abolishing child labor took the specter of 'white slavery' and the job market's near collapse during the Great Depression
  14. Jerry Falwell Jr. will leave behind a very different legacy from his influential father
  15. Hurricanes and wildfires are colliding with the COVID-19 pandemic – and compounding the risks
  16. Mail-in voting's potential problems only begin at the post office – an underfunded, underprepared decentralized system could be trouble
  17. Afghanistan's peace process is stalled. Can the Taliban be trusted to hold up their end of the deal?
  18. Emily Dickinson is the unlikely hero of our time
  19. The right to vote is not in the Constitution
  20. Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards Black Americans
  21. The tech field failed a 25-year challenge to achieve gender equality by 2020 – culture change is key to getting on track
  22. Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?
  23. TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms – here's why kids love it
  24. What makes Donald Trump and John Wayne heroes of the Christian Right?
  25. What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender roles
  26. 5 ways families can enjoy astronomy during the pandemic
  27. Forced sterilization policies in the US targeted minorities and those with disabilities – and lasted into the 21st century
  28. Why police unions are not part of the American labor movement
  29. La invención de la brujería satánica: al principio nadie creía pero después vino la 'caza de brujas'
  30. School nurses should be leading the COVID-19 response, but many schools don't have one
  31. Video: Current rates of vaccine hesitancy in the US could mean a long road to normalcy
  32. A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?
  33. Biloxi's 15-year recovery from Hurricane Katrina offers lessons for other coastal cities
  34. Western wildfires are spinning off tornadoes – here’s how fires create their own freakish weather
  35. Extreme wildfires can create their own dangerous weather, including fire tornadoes – here's how
  36. Constant dieters might be choosing the wrong way to lose weight
  37. Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't guarantee safety
  38. While the US is reeling from COVID-19, the Trump administration is trying to take away health care
  39. Voters aren’t the only ones who dread slow mail – struggling small businesses are also at risk from Postal Service delays
  40. Approval of a coronavirus vaccine would be just the beginning – huge production challenges could cause long delays
  41. ¿Tienes hijos o sobrinos pequeños? Estas son tres maneras de ayudarlos a interactuar pese al COVID-19
  42. Economic hardship from COVID-19 will hit minority seniors the most
  43. Voting by mail is convenient, but not always secret
  44. Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
  45. In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, what should you say to someone who refuses to wear a mask? A philosopher weighs in
  46. The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free
  47. Brewing Mesopotamian beer brings a sip of this vibrant ancient drinking culture back to life
  48. Challenge trials for a coronavirus vaccine are unethical – except for in one unlikely scenario
  49. How Alexei Navalny revolutionized opposition politics in Russia, before his apparent poisoning
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