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Most men do not perpetrate sexual violence against women

  • Written by Joan M. Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
Most men are not sexual predators and enjoy the closeness of the people they love. Pink Panda/Shutterstock.com

With at least three women accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, and the 81-year-old comedian Bill Cosby sentenced Sept. 25 to three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault, it might seem like predatory men...

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How is 'new NAFTA' different? A trade expert explains

  • Written by Amanda M. Countryman, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Colorado State University

On Sept. 30, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a deal to scrap NAFTA and replace it with a new trade accord, narrowly meeting a self-imposed deadline for consensus.

Although U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 60 days, the new accord has a long road ahead as lawmakers in all three countries must...

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The Left’s Gift to Nixon

  • Written by Phillip Martin, Podcast host

1968 is often remembered as a time of revolution, when liberal activists stood up to the powers that be and established progressive movements that endure to this day. However, 1968 was also the year the GOP’s Richard Nixon won the White House – and the start of more than two decades of nearly unbroken Republican power in the executive...

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Politicians have long used the 'forgotten man' to win elections

  • Written by Donald Critchlow, Professor of History, Arizona State University
Richard Nixon, Republican candidate for president, is seen in August 1968.AP Photo

Since Thomas Jefferson’s time, candidates have put themselves forward as representatives of the so-called “forgotten man.”

As a scholar of American political history, I cover this subject in my book on presidential politics, “Republican...

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Trump prophecy and other Christian movements: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
An influential Trump prophecy movement believes Trump's election was part of God's plans.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

A new film, “Trump Prophecy,” will be shown in some limited theaters on Oct. 2 and 4. The film is an adaptation of a book, co-authored by Mark Taylor, a retired firefighter, who claimed he received a message from God in 2011...

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Can 'persuasive technology' change behavior and help people better manage chronic diseases?

  • Written by Samir Chatterjee, Professor of Technology Design & Management , Claremont Graduate University
Could a timely text or a friendly reminder be the difference between good health and chronic disease?anuje/Shutterstock.com

It was March 2014 when I received a phone call as I was working in my office. The person on the other end introduced herself as Dr. Linda Houston-Feenstra, chief cardiac nurse of Loma Linda University SACHS Heart Clinic. She...

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We provided psychological first aid after the Las Vegas shooting – here's what we learned

  • Written by Michelle Paul, Associate Faculty-in-Residence in Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Evacuees arrive at the UNLV Thomas & Mack Center after a gunman opened fire Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.Al Powers/AP

Editors’ note: In the aftermath of the Oct. 1, 2017 shooting massacre that claimed the lives of 58 people, several psychology and counseling scholars at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas sprang into action to offer trauma...

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Kavanaugh confirmation a reminder: Accused sexual harassers get promoted anyway

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon

One day after hearing emotional testimony from accuser Christine Blasey Ford, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice pending an FBI investigation.

For millions of American women – both those who’ve survived assault and those who have experienced workplace...

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Kavanaugh is a reminder: Accused sexual harassers get promoted anyway

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon

About a week after hearing emotional testimony from accuser Christine Blasey Ford and a limited FBI investigation, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

For millions of American women – both those who’ve survived assault and those who have experienced workplace harassment – seeing a man...

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Is a polygraph a reliable lie detector?

  • Written by Jessica Gabel Cino, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Georgia State University
Does your body give away if you're lying or not?AP Photo/Edward Kitch

Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who’s accused Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, released the results of a polygraph test focused on the decades-old incident. They suggest that Ford’s responses to two questions about her...

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