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Texas immigration law in legal limbo, with intensifying fight between Texas and the US government over securing the Mexico border

  • Written by Mark P Jones, Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies & Baker Institute Political Science Fellow, Rice University
imageA Texas National Guard soldier watches over a group of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 18, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on March 19, 2024, that Texas can – at least for now – have state authoritiesdeport undocumented migrants, which has traditionally...

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Pro-Israel but anti-Netanyahu: Democratic Party leaders try to find the middle ground

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Democracy, The Conversation US
imageIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under unusual criticism from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on March 14, 2024, “The Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel.” It was an extraordinary public criticism of a longtime ally,...

Read more: Pro-Israel but anti-Netanyahu: Democratic Party leaders try to find the middle ground

Haiti is in crisis, but foreign intervention comes with an ugly past

  • Written by Ernesto Sagás, Professor of Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University

Haiti is fast becoming a failed state.

Armed gangs control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and have forced the shutdown of the capital’s international airport and gasoline refinery. Most businesses are closed or are being extorted by the gangs.

Ordinary Haitians fear for their safety without the umbrella of law and order that only the...

Read more: Haiti is in crisis, but foreign intervention comes with an ugly past

US democracy’s unaddressed flaws undermine Biden’s stand as democracy’s defender − but Trump keeps favoring political violence

  • Written by Dayna Cunningham, Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
imageDemocracy in the U.S. has historically not been available to all.Panacea Doll/iStock / Getty Images Plus

President Joe Biden argues that “democracy is on the ballot” in the 2024 election.

We believe there are potential threats to U.S. democracy posed by the choices voters make in this election. But the benefits of American democracy...

Read more: US democracy’s unaddressed flaws undermine Biden’s stand as democracy’s defender − but Trump keeps...

Building fairness into AI is crucial – and hard to get right

  • Written by Ferdinando Fioretto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia
imageAre the AIs making decisions about your life fair?sorbetto/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Artificial intelligence’s capacity to process and analyze vast amounts of data has revolutionized decision-making processes, making operations in health care, finance, criminal justice and other sectors of society more efficient and, in many...

Read more: Building fairness into AI is crucial – and hard to get right

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor health − and how to get help

  • Written by Lawson R. Wulsin, Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati
imageToxic stress increases the risks for obesity, diabetes, depression and other illnesses.Klaus Vedfelt/Digital Vision via Getty Images

COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress – defined as persistent demands that lead to disease – varies widely. But some people will age faster and die younger from toxic...

Read more: How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor...

What the Buddhist text Therigatha teaches about women’s enlightenment

  • Written by Jue Liang, Assistant Professor of Religion, Case Western Reserve University
imageTibetan Buddhist nuns offering prayers in Kathmandu.Prakash/Mathema /AFP via Getty Images

Images of Buddha’s enlightenment often portray him sitting alone under the bodhi tree, his body emaciated from fasting. Some depictions show the Buddha’s right hand pointing down, asking the earth goddess to bear witness to his enlightenment.

Demonic...

Read more: What the Buddhist text Therigatha teaches about women’s enlightenment

$50K per year for a degree in a low-wage industry − is culinary school worth it?

  • Written by Ellen T. Meiser, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Hilo
imageCooks and chefs regularly debate the merits of culinary school.Diy13/iStock via Getty Images

America’s culinary schools are feeling the heat.

When chef Gordon Ramsay appeared on an episode of the YouTube series “Last Meal” in January 2024, he described U.S. culinary schools as “depressing” places that...

Read more: $50K per year for a degree in a low-wage industry − is culinary school worth it?

How ghost streams and redlining’s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere

  • Written by Jacob Napieralski, Professor of Geology, University of Michigan-Dearborn
imageThe Detroit River inundated Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood in 2021.AP/Corey Williams

In 2021, metro Detroit was hit with a rainstorm so severe that President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration at state officials’ request.

Nearly 8 inches of rain fell within 24 hours, closing every major freeway and causing massive damage...

Read more: How ghost streams and redlining’s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere

Female mosquitoes rely on one another to choose the best breeding sites − and with the arrival of spring, they’re already on the hunt

  • Written by Kaylee Marrero, Ph.D. Student and Transdisiplinary Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences Fellow, Florida International University
image_Aedes aegypti_, found across much of the U.S., spread Zika, dengue, chikungunya and other viruses.Mailson Pignata/iStock via Getty Images

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one of the most common species in the U.S., love everything about humans. They love our body heat and odors, which enable them to find us. They love to feed on our blood to make their...

Read more: Female mosquitoes rely on one another to choose the best breeding sites − and with the arrival of...

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  1. Supreme Court’s questions about First Amendment cases show support for ‘free trade in ideas’
  2. Donor-advised funds: US regulators are scrambling to catch up with the boom in these charitable giving accounts
  3. Profits over patients: For-profit nursing home chains are draining resources from care while shifting huge sums to owners’ pockets
  4. As the US government and record labels go after TikTok, musicians get the squeeze
  5. AI vs. elections: 4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politics
  6. How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight
  7. Amid growth in AI writing tools, this course teaches future lawyers and other professionals to become better editors
  8. Children experience more injuries, stress and even burnout when they specialize in one sport
  9. Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families and schools
  10. Biden and Trump, though old, are both likely to survive to the end of the next president’s term, demographers explain
  11. Why Fani Willis was allowed to stay on as prosecutor of criminal case against Trump in Georgia – and what happens next
  12. Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state? In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated
  13. ‘Gross negligence’: why a parent like James Crumbley can be found guilty for their child’s crimes
  14. How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology
  15. Trump wouldn’t be the first presidential candidate to campaign from a prison cell
  16. What is the ‘great replacement theory’? A scholar of race relations explains
  17. Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and allows the heart to function more naturally − new research
  18. Did Biden really steal the election? Students learn how to debunk conspiracy theories in this course
  19. The hostility Black women face in higher education carries dire consequences
  20. Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure rule helps explain why
  21. Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is divided over the Jewish religion
  22. How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now that it’s faded from the headlines
  23. How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care
  24. For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans − especially at midsize chains that dodge public scrutiny
  25. Trump nearly derailed democracy once − here’s what to watch out for in reelection campaign
  26. Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives
  27. City mouse or country mouse? I collect mice from Philly homes to study how they got so good at urban living
  28. Employees have a right to express support for Black Lives Matter while they’re on the job, according to a historic labor board decision
  29. Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’ mess looks like a case study in stakeholder conflict
  30. COVID-19 vaccines: CDC says people ages 65 and up should get a shot this spring – a geriatrician explains why it’s vitally important
  31. Judge nixes some of Georgia’s charges against Trump and his allies − but that won’t necessarily derail the case
  32. Buyouts can bring relief from medical debt, but they’re far from a cure
  33. Putin has no successor, no living rivals and no retirement plan – why his eventual death will set off a vicious power struggle
  34. Congress’ failure so far to deliver on promise of tens of billions in new research spending threatens America’s long-term economic competitiveness
  35. What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
  36. Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new ‘carbon-neutral’ certification could help reduce livestock emissions – if it’s done right
  37. How AI is shaping the music listening habits of Gen Z
  38. Hopes that Biden will quit his reelection campaign ignore the differences – and lessons – of LBJ and 1968’s Democratic catastrophe
  39. What the numbers say about diversity on corporate boards
  40. Leprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?
  41. Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterward
  42. Solar eclipses result from a fantastic celestial coincidence of scale and distance
  43. Total solar eclipses, while stunning, can damage your eyes if viewed without the right protection
  44. Climate change matters to more and more people – and could be a deciding factor in the 2024 election
  45. Pennsylvania overhauled its sentencing guidelines to be more fair and consistent − but racial disparities may not disappear so soon
  46. 3 things to watch for in Russia’s presidential election – other than Putin’s win, that is
  47. Solar power occupies a lot of space – here’s how to make it more ecologically beneficial to the land it sits on
  48. Growing secrecy limits government accountability
  49. Yes, sexism among Republican voters helped sink Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign
  50. What is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and loneliness, for starters