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Respectful persuasion is a relay race, not a solo sprint – 3 keys to putting it in practice

  • Written by Colin Marshall, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Washington
imageSure, you can try to force people to agree with you -- but respectful persuasion is something else.Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The 2024 presidential election is still a year and a half away, but it can feel much closer: President Joe Biden has made his reelection bid official, presumed candidates are giving out-of-state speeches,...

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Whether or not a man convicted of abusing African 'orphans' is exonerated, the missionary system that brought him to Kenya was always deeply flawed

  • Written by Andreana Prichard, Associate Professor of Honors and African History, University of Oklahoma
imageSome African countries are seeking to replace orphanages with family-based care.himarkley/E+ via Getty Images

Matthew Durham, a young missionary from Oklahoma, was convicted in 2015 of raping three girls and molesting a boy at the Upendo Children’s Home. He had volunteered at the Kenyan orphanage from 2012 to 2014.

A federal jury found Durham...

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Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance

  • Written by Joshua Warrick, Associate Professor of Pathology, Penn State
imageMost tumors are made up of many different kinds of cancer cells, as shown in this pancreatic cancer sample from a mouse.Ravikanth Maddipati/Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania via National Cancer Institute

Cancer is an evolutionary disease. The same forces that turned dinosaurs into birds turn normal cells into cancer: genetic...

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The Federal Reserve and the art of navigating a soft landing ... when economic data sends mixed signals

  • Written by Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
image'Surely we can avoid an economic crash? We can, but don't call me Shirley!'Paramount Pictures/Fathom Events

With inflation easing and the U.S. economy cooling, is the Federal Reserve done raising interest rates? After all, gently bringing down the trajectory of prices without crashing the economy was the central bank’s objective when it began...

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Recent banking crises are rooted in a system that rewards excessive risk-taking -- as First Republic's failure shows

  • Written by Alexandra Digby, Adjunct Assistant professor of Economics, University of Rochester
imageAnother U.S. bank bit the dust.AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images via Getty Images

First Republic Bank became the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history after the lender was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and sold to JPMorgan Chase on May 1, 2023. First Republic is the latest victim of the panic that has roiled small and midsize...

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Cannabis-derived products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – two immunologists explain the medicinal benefits and potential risks

  • Written by Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
imageThousands of cannabis-derived products are now on the market.skodonnell/E+ via Getty Images

These days you see signs for delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC and CBD, or cannabidiol, everywhere – at gas stations, convenience stores, vape shops and online. Many people are rightly wondering which of these compounds are legal, whether it is safe to consume...

Read more: Cannabis-derived products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – two...

Sudan's plunge into chaos has geopolitical implications near and far – including for US strategic goals

  • Written by Christopher Tounsel, Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
imageJordanians being evacuated from Sudan amid fighting between two factions.AP Photo/Raad Adayleh

The sight of diplomats fleeing Sudanamid chaotic scenes reflects the gravity of the situation, but also the extent of international interest in the strife-torn nation.

Days into fighting that has left at least 400 people dead, governments from across the...

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Emmett Till's accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died – here's how the 1955 murder case helped define civil rights history

  • Written by Davis W. Houck, Professor, Florida State University
imageCarolyn Bryant Donham, left, reads newspaper accounts of the Emmett Till murder trial in 1955. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making inappropriate advances toward her in 1955, has died at the age of 88 in Louisiana, according to a coroner’s report.

Nearly 68 years...

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How the US military used magazines to target 'vulnerable' groups with recruiting ads

  • Written by Jeremiah Favara, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Gonzaga University
imageAd agencies developed distinct ads for the U.S. military to reach different demographics over the years.SDI Productions via Getty Images

In his forthcoming book, “Tactical Inclusion: Difference and Vulnerability in U.S. Military Advertising,” Jeremiah Favara, a communication scholar at Gonzaga University, examines military recruitment...

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  13. Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice
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  16. A tweak to the University of Nebraska's logo shows how the once benign 'OK' sign has entered a 'purgatory of meaning'
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  18. Challenging the FDA's authority isn't new – the agency's history shows what's at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
  19. The invasion of Iraq defined US' foreign relations – but in popular Iraqi literature, the war is just a piece of the country's complex history
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  21. Willie Nelson at 90: Country music's elder statesman still on the road again
  22. What Socrates' 'know nothing' wisdom can teach a polarized America
  23. White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans -- and not on lone wolves
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  25. South Korea, US presidents to meet in Washington – amid wary glances in the direction of Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow
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  32. Boy Scouts of America can now create $2.4 billion fund to pay claims for Scouts who survived abuse – a bankruptcy expert explains what's next
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