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Vibrators had a long history as medical quackery before feminists rebranded them as sex toys

  • Written by Kim Adams, Postdoctoral Lecturer in English, New York University
imageA 1930s vibrator was just another household appliance.Fiona Hanson/PA Images via Getty Images)

In the contemporary moment of sex-positive feminism, praises for the orgasmic capacity of the vibrator abound. “They’re all-encompassing, a blanket of electricity, that’ll course through your veins, producing orgasms you didn’t...

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2020 uprisings, unprecedented in scope, join a long river of struggle in America

  • Written by Matthew Countryman, Chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, History and American Culture, University of Michigan
imageProtesters filled the newly named Black Lives Plaza, near the White House, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images

The river was the metaphor that best captured “the long, continuous movement” of the black freedom struggle for theologian, historian and civil rights activist Vincent Harding. Harding, who had served...

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The good-guy image police present to students often clashes with students' reality

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
imageFor police officers, building trust is a key part of their job. UpperCut via Getty Images

Eight days after George Floyd was killed during an encounter with Minneapolis police in an incident that sparked protests around the world, Minneapolis Public Schools terminated its contract for the Minneapolis police to provide officers in schools.

“I...

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Video: A place for people to pray and birds to sing

  • Written by Anurag Papolu, Multimedia Editor
imageA bird house on an exterior wall of the Yeni Valide mosque in Istanbul.Christiane Gruber / Anurag Papolu, CC BY-ND

“At the very core, the mosque is the sacred place of Islam. It is where men and women and children go to pray,” says University of Michigan art history professor Christiane Gruber. But, according to her research on bird...

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Trump's use of religion follows playbook of authoritarian-leaning leaders the world over

  • Written by Laura R. Olson, Professor of Political Science, Clemson University
imageDonald Trump poses with Bible at a moment of national crisis.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

It was a striking moment: Donald Trump, Bible in hand, posing for photos in an apparent moment of political theater made possible by the dispersal of protesters through the use of tear gas.

The president’s visit to St. John’s Episcopal...

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Venezuelan migrants face crime, conflict and coronavirus at Colombia’s closed border

  • Written by Annette Idler, Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Director of Studies at the Changing Character of War Centre, and Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
imageVenezuelans try to enter Colombia at the closed Simon Bolivar international bridge borders crossing, March 16, 2020. Normally, 40,000 Venezuelans come into Colombia every day.Schneyder Mendoza/AFP via Getty Images)

Millions of Venezuelans fleeing their crisis-ridden country already had plenty to worry about on their journeys, from food to transport...

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Minneapolis' 'long, hot summer' of '67 – and the parallels to today's protests over police brutality

  • Written by Rashad Shabazz, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
imagePolice stand guard on Plymouth Avenue as firemen battle fires on July 21, 1967. AP Photo/Robert Walsh

The scene was intense. Black residents of Minneapolis angered over an incident of police brutality fought with officers in the streets and set buildings ablaze. Many were injured; dozens were arrested. Eventually the National Guard, called in to...

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Why are white supremacists protesting the deaths of black people?

  • Written by Matthew Valasik, Associate Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
imageA member of the far-right Boogaloo Bois group walks next to protestors in Charlotte, N.C., on May 29, 2020.Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images

As protests about police violence among black people continue and become more widespread across the U.S., certain individuals and groups have begun to stand out – including anarchists, agitators and...

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How to be as safe as possible in your house of worship

  • Written by Claudia Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
imageIn Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Sunshine Cathedral holds a drive-in Easter service in its parking lot. Each car received a Ziploc bag with a prayer card, palm leaf and pre-packaged communion.Getty Images / Joe Raedle

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released what it calls “general considerations” on safe actions for...

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Summer visitors to American parks choose safety first over freedom to roam

  • Written by B. Derrick Taff, Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Professor-in-Charge of Graduate Studies, Pennsylvania State University
imageUtah's Bryce Canyon National Park hosted more than 2.5 million visitors in 2019.Anqi Lu/Unsplash, CC BY

In a typical summer, millions of Americans head outdoors to national parks, hiking trails and rivers across the U.S. This summer, because of COVID-19 precautions, getting outdoors will be different, although how different isn’t certain.

My...

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  8. A new hybrid fungus is found in hospitals and linked to lung disease
  9. What is tear gas?
  10. Compare the flu pandemic of 1918 and COVID-19 with caution – the past is not a prediction
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  12. We may be safer now from coronavirus than we were three months ago, but we're not totally safe
  13. A justification for unrest? Look no further than the Bible and the Founding Fathers
  14. How to protest during a pandemic and still keep everyone safe from coronavirus: 6 questions answered
  15. Why Hong Kong's untold history of protecting refugee rights matters now in its struggle with China
  16. Stripping voting rights from felons is about politics, not punishment
  17. Where are the African American leaders?
  18. COVID-19, smell and taste – how is COVID-19 different from other respiratory diseases?
  19. Here's a new way to do study abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
  20. Scientists tap the world's most powerful computers in the race to understand and stop the coronavirus
  21. It can't happen here – and then it did
  22. Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida and Texas beginning this summer – silver bullet or jumping the gun?
  23. Low-wage essential workers get less protection against coronavirus – and less information about how it spreads
  24. California's early shelter-in-place order may have saved 1,600 lives in one month
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  27. Kids need physical education – even when they can't get it at school
  28. New Jersey's small, networked dairy farms are a model for a more resilient food system
  29. Doctors can't treat COVID-19 effectively without recognizing the social justice aspects of health
  30. In Brazil's raging pandemic, domestic workers fear for their lives – and their jobs
  31. When it comes to reopening churches in the pandemic, Supreme Court says grace ain’t groceries
  32. Can the president really order the military to occupy US cities and states?
  33. George Floyd's death reflects the racist roots of American policing
  34. Militarization has fostered a policing culture that sets up protesters as 'the enemy'
  35. Americans' deepening financial stress will make the coronavirus a lot harder to contain
  36. How the Postal Service helped stamp identity on America – and continues to deliver a common bond today
  37. Mobile technology may support kids learning to recognize emotions in photos of faces
  38. Coronavirus deaths in San Francisco vs. New York: What causes such big differences in cities' tolls?
  39. India's coronavirus pandemic shines a light on the curse of caste
  40. Dying virtually: Pandemic drives medically assisted deaths online
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