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Americans spend $70 billion on pets, and that money could do more good

  • Written by Sandra Woien, Lecturer of Philosophy, Arizona State University
Pet spending in the U.S. is estimated to have exceeded US$72 billion.star5112, CC BY-SA

Sylar, the border collie, has his own mansion along with a trampoline and indoor pool. The dog’s adorable features, along with his notable intelligence, earned his owner’s devotion along with many social media fans.

Sylar’s mansion, where other...

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Los jóvenes que viven en colonias de la frontera de Estados Unidos sufren pobreza y falta de atención médica

  • Written by Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Professor of Social Work, Nursing and Global Public Health, New York University
Niños jugando en la colonia Indian Hills cerca de Alamo, Texas.AP Photo/Eric Gay

Los últimos reportajes periodísticos sobre la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México han olvidado la lucha diaria de las familias y los niños de las comunidades estadounidenses conocidas como colonias.

Las colonias bordean ambos lados...

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Argentina bets 60 percent interest rates – and $50B international bailout – will revive its economy

  • Written by Robert H. Scott III, Professor of Economics & Finance, Monmouth University
Argentines protest the austerity measures of the IMF bailout. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko

An economy in recession. Pesos fleeing the country. The worst drought in decades. The world’s highest interest rates. The biggest bailout in the history of the International Monetary Fund.

Sound scary?

For Argentina, it’s more of the same, as it has...

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Hidden hunger affects nearly 2 billion worldwide – are solutions in plain sight?

  • Written by Morten Wendelbo, Research Fellow, American University

Incredible strides have been made to eradicate hunger around the world since World War II. New technology, foreign aid, and a world economy that has grown more than 30-fold have combined to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty and hunger.

Even as groups that work to end hunger celebrate these incredible achievements, it is important not to...

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Why doesn't the U.S. bury its power lines?

  • Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida

It is nearing the end of a highly destructive hurricane season in the United States. The devastation of Hurricane Florence in North and South Carolina caused more than 1.4 million customers to lose power and Hurricane Michael has cut service to an estimated 900,000 customers in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Soon, winter storms will...

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Out of Matthew Shepard's tragic murder, a commitment to punishing hate crimes emerged

  • Written by Lara Schwartz, Professorial Lecturer, Department of Government, American University School of Public Affairs

On an October night in 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, driven to a remote field, tied to a fence and left to die. The cyclist who found him reported that the unconscious young man’s face was covered with blood except where tears had washed the skin clean.

People gathered for vigils...

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'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons

  • Written by Nicholas Tampio, Associate Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
'Fortnite' has over 125 million players worldwide.Jennie Book/www.shutterstock.com

In recognition of the fact that “Fortnite” has quickly become one of the most popular video games in the world – one played by more than 125 million players – I decided to play the game myself in an attempt to understand its widespread appeal.

A...

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Why the US needs better crime reporting statistics

  • Written by Liberty Vittert, Visiting Assistant Professor in Statistics, Washington University in St Louis
Chicago is often invoked in political debates on crime.Scott Cornell/shutterstock.com

President Donald Trump has long focused on Chicago as a hotbed for American crime. This came up yet again on Oct. 8, when he said that he had directed the Justice Department to work with local officials in Chicago to stem violence in a city overwhelmed by its high...

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Kavanaugh confirmation could spark a reckoning with system that often fails survivors of sexual abuse and assault

  • Written by Alesha Durfee, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies, Arizona State University
Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh. AP/Tom Williams/Pool Photo

After voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Sen. Joe Manchin said that he made his choice even though he supported survivors of sexual abuse and...

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