Malcolm X helped lead the Nation of Islam until 1964.Truman Moore/Getty ImagesMay 2023 marks 98 years since the birth of civil rights leader Malcolm X, formerly Malcolm Little.
Malcolm X was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, or NOI, and helped to lead the organization until he left in 1964 – the year before his assassination.
The NOI,...
Once guests trickled back into hotels, they were urged to socially distance.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. will reach US$14 trillion by the end of 2023, our team of economists, public policy researchers and other experts...
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Companies can increase not only the volume but also the quality of employee suggestions and ideas by offering rewards and a choice, according to a study we published in 2022.
We conducted the study on...
Read more: Want more good ideas from your workers? Try giving them a reward – and a choice
Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones raises a fist to the legislative gallery, as fellow Rep. Justin Pearson, left, looks on.Seth Herald/Getty ImagesMississippi legislators have enacted a law that would create a new judicial system covering the state’s capital city, Jackson, in place of the current county court system.
Set to take effect July 1, 2023,...
With the House GOP and President Joe Biden locked in a struggle over the debt limit, it's dark times in the U.S. Capitol.Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThere have been numerous fiscal crises in the United States where Congress has either failed to pass a budget on time or there were doubts that the federal debt ceiling would be...
Read more: A brief history of debt ceiling crises and the political chaos they've unleashed
Buddhism prizes both compassion and undivided focus – which can be hard to combine.Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesBuddhist saints are often described as maternally compassionate, with the endless patience of a mother who feeds, cleans and cares for children around the clock. In fact, the Theravada branch of Buddhism holds...
The Biden administration proposed new power plant rules on May 11, 2023, that have the potential to be among the most stringent federal policy measures on coal, oil and gas power plants the United States has ever introduced.
The proposal would set new carbon pollution standards for existing power plants, effectively restricting their emissions of...
Daniel Ellsberg addresses supporters during an anti-war protest in 2010 in front of the White House.Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty ImagesIn 1971, when Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a federal court in Boston, a journalist asked if he was concerned about the prospect of going to prison for leaking a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War....
Test scores for history began their decline about a decade ago.Don Mason via Getty ImagesWhen national student test scores revealed recently that knowledge of U.S. history and civics had reached an all-time low, one Republican lawmaker described the drop as an “outright failure that should concern every parent across the country.”
The...
Read more: 4 factors that contributed to the record low history scores for US eighth graders
People admire a massive statue of the Hindu goddess Kali.Jerry Redfern/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAs we approach Mother’s Day, many groups will hold special events or services to celebrate the holiday. In the United States, Mother’s Day was originally founded in 1908 at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in West Virginia and became a...