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Wisconsin GOP's power grab is a danger to democracy

  • Written by Christopher Beem, Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Pennsylvania State University
The Wisconsin State CapitolWikipedia/RAHurd, CC BY-SA

In Wisconsin, Democratic candidates won the 2018 elections for governor and attorney general.

But the Republican-controlled legislature quickly introduced and passed lame-duck legislation that takes power away from these incoming officeholders and hands it to the state legislature, which will...

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Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Ford's F-150 trucks are more popular when gas costs less.AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

The relationship between supply and demand, a fundamental economic concept, holds that when the price of something rises, people use less of it. Similarly, when prices fall, they use more.

And it may seem logical that low oil prices benefit consumers, countries, even...

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This Christmas tell your children the real Santa Claus story

  • Written by Lisa Bitel, Professor of History & Religion, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Santa Claus will soon be coming to town, bringing gifts to children.

Santa has several aliases, depending on the part of the world you live in. The English call him Father Christmas, the French know him as Père Noël, and Kris Kringle seems be a version of the Christkind, or Christ Child, who leaves treats for good German Lutherans.

In...

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Your smartphone apps are tracking your every move – 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation US
If you feel like you're being watched, it could be your smartphone spying on you.Jakub Grygier/Shutterstock.com

If you have a smartphone, it probably is a significant part of your life, storing appointments and destinations as well as being central to your communications with friends, loved ones and co-workers. Research and investigative reporting c...

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Trump presidency's personnel turmoil stands in stark contrast to the ‘nice guy’ administration of George H. W. Bush

  • Written by Eric Stern, Professor of Political Science, College Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York
Bush with his team in 1991.AP Photo/Ron Edmonds

John Kelly’s resignation as White House chief of staff makes him the latest in a long line of senior officials to leave the Trump administration.

That brings turnover of senior staff at the White House – excluding cabinet-level positions – to 62 percent, which is higher than the past...

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Denying transgender identity has serious impact on mental health

  • Written by Bethany Grace Howe, PhD Candidate, Media Studies, University of Oregon
A demonstrator holds a sign against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance.AP Photo/Pat Sullivan

“Sticks and stones may break my bones – but words will never hurt me,” goes the playground rhyme.

But the adage is only half right, according to my research on transgender mental health.

Words can hurt.

In October, The New York Times...

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Do climate policies ‘kill jobs’? An economist on why they don’t cause massive unemployment

  • Written by Garth Heutel, Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia State University

Climate change will hammer the U.S. economy unless there’s swift action to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, according to the latest National Climate Assessment report.

But President Donald Trump has dismissed this forecast, even though his own administration released a comprehensive synthesis of the best available...

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Don't stress about what kind of Christmas tree to buy, but reuse artificial trees and compost natural ones

  • Written by Bert Cregg, Professor of Horticulture and Forestry, Michigan State University
Scotch pines on a Christmas tree farm in northern Michigan.Bert Cregg, CC BY-ND

Environmentally conscious consumers often ask me whether a real Christmas tree or an artificial one is the more sustainable choice. As a horticulture and forestry researcher, I know this question is also a concern for the Christmas tree industry, which is wary of losing...

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You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you think

  • Written by Nadav Klein, Postdoctoral Researcher at Harris Public Policy, University of Chicago
You're probably wrong about how long it would take you to know they're 'the one.'rawpixel/Unsplash, CC BY

We live in an age of information. In theory, we can learn everything about anyone or anything at the touch of a button. All this information should allow us to make super-informed, data-driven decisions all the time.

But the widespread...

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Cámaras que identifican a infractores no suponen una mejora para la seguridad vial

  • Written by Justin Gallagher, Assistant Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Las principales ciudades de Estados Unidos tienen instaladas cámaras para detectar infracciones de tráfico.Gints Ivuskans/shutterstock

Los coches matan. Unas 1,25 millones de personas perdieron la vida en accidentes de tráfico a nivel mundial en 2015, según la Organización Mundial de Salud.

En Estados Unidos,...

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