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Political orientation predicts science denial – here's what that means for getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19

  • Written by Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
imageProtesters at an anti-vaccine rally in Pennsylvania in August 2021.Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Vaccine refusal is a major reason COVID-19 infections continue to surge in the U.S. Safe and effective vaccines have been available for months, but as of mid-September 2021, only 65% of eligible American adults are fully vaccinated. In...

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OxyContin created the opioid crisis, but stigma and prohibition have fueled it

  • Written by Emily B. Campbell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross
imagePeople around the world mourned loved ones on International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, 2021. NurPhoto/Getty Images

The highly contentiousPurdue Pharma settlement announced Sept. 1, 2021, comes at a pivotal time for the U.S. overdose crisis: 2020 was the worst year on record, with over 93,000 Americans losing their lives to fatal drug...

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4 strategies for a UN breakthrough on energy and climate change

  • Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
imageReducing fossil use and increasing renewable energy worldwide are crucial to both sustainable development and fighting climate change.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Two important events hosted by the United Nations are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the U.N. calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and...

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How reparations can be paid through school finance reform

  • Written by Preston Green III, John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
imageSchools in predominantly Black communities receive less funding, even though Black homeowners pay higher tax rates.Carl Iwasaki/Getty Images

White public schools have always gotten more money than Black public schools. These funding disparities go back to the so-called “separate but equal” era – which was enshrined into the...

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4 strategies for a global breakthrough on energy and climate change

  • Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
imageReducing fossil use and increasing renewable energy worldwide are crucial to both sustainable development and fighting climate change.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Two important global events are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the United Nations calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and ensuring...

Read more: 4 strategies for a global breakthrough on energy and climate change

Capitol Police prepare for a return of insurrectionists to Washington – 5 essential reads on the symbols they carried on Jan. 6

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US
imageThe U.S. Capitol Police are making security preparations for the planned rally.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

A rally in Washington, slated for Sept. 18, 2021, is being billed as an effort to support people who face criminal charges for their involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Many of the same groups who participated in...

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California's political standing among Democrats a big winner in Gavin Newsom's recall victory

  • Written by Raphael J. Sonenshein, Executive Director, Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs, California State University, Los Angeles
imageGavin Newsom's victory could provide a national strategy for DemocratsAP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

California Gov. Gavin Newsom emerged from a recall election on Sept. 14, 2021, as the big winner, having secured a heavy majority of the vote. But while most eyes were on the result itself, another important shift was playing out: California’s...

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North Korea's latest missile provocation was entirely predictable

  • Written by Sung-Yoon Lee, Professor in Korean Studies, Tufts University
imageNorth Korea's testing of two long-range cruise missiles was a provocative act – but a predictable one, too.Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

The firing off of two long-range missiles by North Korea shows that rather than being unpredictable, the isolationist state is quite the opposite.

Announced on Sept. 13, 2021, the...

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Texas voting law builds on long legacy of racism from GOP leaders

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
imageIn the early 1960s, Barry Goldwater, a Republican U.S. senator from Arizona, called for the GOP to adopt racist principles.AP Photo/Henry Burroughs

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill on Sept. 7, 2021, that reduces opportunities for people to vote, allows partisan poll watchers more access and creates steeper penalties for violating...

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Critical race theory is an important tool in better understanding how religion operates in America

  • Written by Tiffany Puett, Adjunct Professor of Religious and Theological Studies, St. Edward's University
imageMany churches propped up white supremacist beliefs through pulpit rhetoric and segregationist policies.AP Photo

The debate over critical race theory has played out in TV studios, school board meetings and state legislatures across the U.S. It has also found its way into churches.

The theory comprises a set of concepts that frame racism as...

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  2. James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer on the team explains how to send a giant telescope to space – and why
  3. Brain scans of Black women who experience racism show trauma-like effects, putting them at higher risk for future health problems
  4. Menstrual cups are a cheaper, more sustainable way for women to cope with periods than tampons or pads
  5. What’s the law on vaccine exemptions? A religious liberty expert explains
  6. 5 characteristics of an effective science teacher – from a researcher who trains them
  7. Poverty got worse in 2020 as many low-wage workers took the brunt of the economic blows
  8. Forceful vaccine messages backfire with holdouts – how can it be done better?
  9. Pew's new global survey of climate change attitudes finds promising trends but deep divides
  10. Who's covered by a vaccine mandate? Here's a quick guide to America's patchwork of COVID-19 shot requirements
  11. What are microschools? 5 questions answered
  12. More education for Mexican Americans may mean less diabetes
  13. Chile has a growing Muslim community – but few know about it
  14. A new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings – but is art a wise investment?
  15. Apple's plan to scan your phone raises the stakes on a key question: Can you trust Big Tech?
  16. Perilous situation for Afghan allies left behind shows a refugee system that's not up to the job
  17. Food production generates more than a third of manmade greenhouse gas emissions – a new framework tells us how much comes from crops, countries and regions
  18. Black, Hispanic and Asian American donors give more to social and racial justice causes as well as strangers in need – new survey
  19. Who are the Hazara of Afghanistan? An expert on Islam explains
  20. What happens when your foot falls asleep?
  21. 6 big changes in standardized tests – including less focus on grading students and more on learning
  22. Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as the climate warms
  23. Jim Crow tactics reborn in Texas abortion law, deputizing citizens to enforce legally suspect provisions
  24. 'Imagine' at 50: Why John Lennon's ode to humanism still resonates
  25. Biden's pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations
  26. Over-the-counter rapid antigen tests can help slow the spread of COVID-19 -- here's how to use them effectively
  27. How 'engagement' makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on social media
  28. How 'sissy men' became the latest front in China’s campaign against big tech
  29. American Muslims are at high risk of suicide -- 20 years post-9/11, the links between Islamophobia and suicide remain unexplored
  30. 9/11 survivors' exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded
  31. How bans on mask mandates affect students with disabilities – 4 questions answered
  32. Biden's proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system
  33. California recall: There's a method to what looks like madness
  34. SpaceX Inspiration4 mission will send 4 people with minimal training into orbit – and bring space tourism closer to reality
  35. Student loan debt is crushing Americans – 4 essential reads
  36. SpaceX Inspiration4 mission sent 4 people with minimal training into orbit – and brought space tourism closer to reality
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  38. 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective in 7 charts
  39. Firebrands and protecting homes from wildfires: What everyone needs to know about flaming windblown debris
  40. Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants
  41. For engineers, asking for help at work is influenced by gender
  42. Minerals, drugs and China: How the Taliban might finance their new Afghan government
  43. How social media – aided by bots – amplifies Islamophobia online
  44. Buying groceries isn't a problem just for the poor – middle-class millennials like me with student debt have trouble too
  45. How to design a public play space where kids practice reading and STEM skills
  46. On 50th anniversary of Attica uprising, 4 essential reads on prisoners' rights today
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  48. Government and charitable actions likely kept millions of Americans out of food insecurity during the pandemic
  49. Black Lives Matter: How far has the movement come?
  50. Packaging generates a lot of waste – now Maine and Oregon want manufacturers to foot the bill for getting rid of it