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The downside of doing good with a market mindset

  • Written by David Campbell, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Michael Bloomberg gave Johns Hopkins $1.8 billion in 2018.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Billionaires made some eye-popping donations in 2018.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced plans to spend US$2 billion to help the homeless and create a network of free preschools. Media mogul and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged $1.8 billion to...

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Tumor-free flounder are just 1 dividend from the cleanup of Boston Harbor

  • Written by Michael Moore, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Hull Peninsula and part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Eric Kilby/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Thirty years ago, during the 1988 presidential campaign, then-Vice President George H.W. Bush took a boat ride across Boston Harbor and derided the environmental record of his rival, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, calling the polluted...

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The science of the deal: A negotiation expert explains how Trump and the Democrats could both end the shutdown with a win

  • Written by Parker Ellen, Assistant Professor of Management, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University

Donald Trump and congressional Democrats are stuck in a negotiation stalemate that is preventing an end to the government shutdown.

Trump wants a wall, but Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer refuse to support funding for a physical barrier – positions they recently reiterated while addressing the nation in primetime....

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Trump calls border a 'crisis of the soul': 3 scholars react to his Oval Office address

  • Written by Enrique Armijo, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Elon University
Presidents have traditionally given Oval Office addresses during only the gravest of crises.AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Editor’s note: President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday night from the Oval Office announced no new initiatives either to end the government shutdown or to build the wall that’s caused the shutdown....

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Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations' way

  • Written by Terry Thompson, Adjunct Instructor in Cybersecurity, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Look out for Russian influence.M-SUR/Shutterstock.com

As the new Congress begins, it will soon discuss the comprehensive reports to the U.S. Senate on the disinformation campaign of half-truths, outright fabrications and misleading posts made by agents of the Russian government on social media in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

After...

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Stopping partisan gerrymandering is more complicated than you think

  • Written by Justin Buchler, Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University

Several states have waged fierce battles recently over partisan gerrymandering, when states are redistricted in favor of a particular political party. Now Missouri wants to lead the nation with a new, combined requirement for partisan fairness and competition for redistricting plans.

But drawing legislative district lines is an exercise in...

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Families are choosing between their health and staying together

  • Written by Paul J. Fleming, Assistant Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Shutterstock

When it was time for Ximena to go to her prenatal appointment, she decided to stay home.

“I have to miss my appointments,” she told us, “because it scares me to leave, because of the fear that one day they’re going to arrest me. And what would happen to my kids?”

Xim...

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Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel

  • Written by Gaurav Khanna, Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Feel like traveling to another dimension? Better choose your black hole wisely.Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock.com

One of the most cherished science fiction scenarios is using a black hole as a portal to another dimension or time or universe. That fantasy may be closer to reality than previously imagined.

Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious...

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Why Trump will likely lose the government shutdown

  • Written by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, Lagrange College
President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

One of the biggest myths about government shutdowns is that presidents usually win.

This may explain why President Donald Trump threatened to continue the shutdown for months, even years. However, a poll conducted in the first week of January shows that 51 percent of...

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How to increase your chances of sticking with your resolutions

  • Written by Camilla Nonterah, Assistant professor of health psychology, University of Richmond
Staying on track with exercise goals can be hard without a plan to deal with stressors that get in the way.Flamingo Images/Shutterstock.com

The beginning of every new year comes with resolutions and plans for behavior change. Often the quest to improve health behaviors, such as losing weight, increasing physical activity or quitting tobacco is...

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