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'The most dangerous Negro': 3 essential reads on the FBI's assessment of MLK's radical views and allies

  • Written by Howard Manly, Race + Equity Editor, The Conversation US
imageRev. Martin Luther King Jr. relaxes at home in May 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Left out of GOP debates about “the weaponization” of the federal government is the use of the FBI to spy on civil rights leaders for most of the 20th century.

Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the targets.

As secret FBI...

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Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election

  • Written by Jonathan Entin, Professor Emeritus of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
imageRep. George Santos leaves the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 12, 2023, followed by reporters. Win McNamee/Getty Images

There are mounting calls from both politicians and voters to force the newly elected apparent fabulist U.S. Rep. George Santos from Congress following revelations he fabricated his background and other details of his life.

But New...

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Special counsels, like those examining Biden's and Trump's handling of classified documents, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

  • Written by Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
imageAttorney General Merrick Garland, right, announces his appointment of a special counsel to investigate handling of classified materials in Joe Biden's possession.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Attorney General Merrick Garland has now appointed two veteran prosecutors as special counsels to oversee investigations into how President Joe Biden and...

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Marriage provides health benefits – and here's why

  • Written by Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
imageIn relationships, women tend to take the lead in promoting healthy behaviors.Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

The new year is traditionally a time when many people feel a renewed commitment to create healthy habits, such as exercising regularly, drinking more water or eating more healthfully.

It turns out that when it comes to health,...

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What the FDA's accelerated approval of a new Alzheimer's drug could mean for those with the disease – 5 questions answered about lecanemab

  • Written by James E. Galvin, Professor of Neurology, University of Miami
imageAlzheimer's disease is an incapacitating, progressive brain disorder that affects the lives of more than 6.5 million Americans. PamelaJoeMcFarlane/E+ via Getty Images

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the medication lecanemab, sold under the brand name Leqembi, on Jan. 6, 2023, through an “accelerated approval pathway” that...

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What does ESG mean? Two business scholars explain what environmental, social and governance standards and principles are

  • Written by Luciana Echazú, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education; Associate Professor of Economics, University of New Hampshire
imageThere are many environmental, social and governance principles worth considering.ArtemisDiana/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Environmental, social and governance business standards and principles, often referred to as ESG, are becoming both more commonplace and controversial.

But what does “ESG” really mean?

It’s shorthand for the...

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Native eastern fence lizards changed their bodies and behavior in response to invasive red imported fire ants

  • Written by Catherine Tylan, Postdoctoral Researcher in Biology, Penn State
imageLizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-ND

An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a small red ant walk over its back. Not hungry, it ignores the insect. Soon there are lots of ants crawling up its legs, biting the scales that usually...

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Bringing manufacturing back to the US requires political will, but success hinges on training American workers

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageGeopolitics is a significant consideration in the manufacture of computer chips. Michael Dziedzic for Unsplash, CC BY-ND

Supply chain disruptions during COVID-19 brought to light how interdependent nations are when it comes to manufacturing. The inability of the U.S. to produce such needed goods as test kits and personal protective equipment during...

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Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a new study finds a relatively easy way to counteract it

  • Written by Keith Diaz, Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Columbia University
imageResearchers have long known that sitting at your desk hour after hour is an unhealthy habit.Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

To reduce the harmful health effects of sitting, take a five-minute light walk every half-hour. That’s the key finding of a new...

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  2. How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
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  4. Reunions can be nostalgic and painful as well as happy – as the ancient Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus show us
  5. US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady
  6. Meditation and mindfulness offer an abundance of health benefits and may be as effective as medication for treating certain conditions
  7. Lobsters versus right whales: The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainable
  8. Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight
  9. Trump is facing various criminal charges – here's what we can learn from legal cases against Nixon and Clinton
  10. ChatGPT, DALL-E 2 and the collapse of the creative process
  11. Dead billionaires whose foundations are thriving today can thank Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
  12. NASA's busiest year in decades – an astronomer sums up the dizzying array of missions in 2022
  13. How does a child become a shooter? Research suggests easy access to guns and exposure to screen violence increase the risk
  14. China looms large as President Biden and Japan's PM Kishida sit down to discuss defense shift, regional tensions
  15. Consumers often can't detect fake reviews – and underestimate how many negative reviews might be fakes
  16. What is racial battle fatigue? A school psychologist explains
  17. AI and the future of work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI tools mean for artists and knowledge workers
  18. 5 types of threat – how those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence
  19. What the FDA's rule changes allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed by pharmacies mean in practice – 5 questions answered
  20. Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or growing back
  21. College students who work more hours are less likely to graduate
  22. 2022's billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make it US's 3rd most expensive year on record
  23. Global economy 2023: COVID-19 turned global supply chains upside down – 3 ways the pandemic forced companies to rethink and transform how they source their products
  24. Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
  25. DOJ probes Biden document handling – what is classified information, anyway?
  26. Organ-on-a-chip models allow researchers to conduct studies closer to real-life conditions – and possibly grease the drug development pipeline
  27. The safer you feel, the less safely you might behave – but research suggests ways to counteract this tendency
  28. China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation -- should the US be worried?
  29. 30 years on, Czechoslovakia's 'velvet divorce' is not a model for Scottish independence from the UK
  30. Remote work has made developing relationships with colleagues harder – here's what workers and bosses need now
  31. God and guns often go together in US history – this course examines why
  32. Human actions created the Salton Sea, California's largest lake – here's how to save it from collapse, protecting wild birds and human health
  33. Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad are an important piece of history – here's why art historians teach them
  34. How to unlock your creativity – even if you see yourself as a conventional thinker
  35. Russia's war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise
  36. How cancer cells move and metastasize is influenced by the fluids surrounding them – understanding how tumors migrate can help stop their spread
  37. What's a 'gig' job? How it's legally defined affects workers' rights and protections
  38. Israel's new hard-line government has made headlines – the bigger demographic changes that caused it, not so much
  39. Democracy under attack in Brazil: 5 questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military
  40. First grader who shot teacher in Virginia is among the youngest school shooters in US history
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