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What's on the agenda when Ukraine president meets Biden?

  • Written by Lena Surzhko Harned, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imageWhat's on the table during Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Washington visit?Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A long-awaited – and previously postponed – White House meeting for Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to take place Sept. 1, 2021.

The sitdown with President Joe Biden is being viewed in Ukraine as hugely...

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What are the Jewish High Holy Days? A look at Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and a month of celebrating renewal and moral responsibility

  • Written by Samuel L. Boyd, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe Jewish High Holy Days commemorate concepts such as renewal, forgiveness, freedom and joy.Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Over the next few weeks, members of the Jewish faith will observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, usually in September and October. These holidays commemorate concepts such...

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State efforts to ban mask mandates in schools mirror resistance to integration

  • Written by Dustin Hornbeck, Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Texas Arlington
imageSouthern states' bans on mask mandates in schools may violate the rights of disabled students. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images

When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision that struck down segregated public schooling, white Southern politicians responded to the decision with ferocity.

Although preservation of...

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Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years

  • Written by Neta C. Crawford, Professor of Political Science and Department Chair, Boston University
imageHeading for the exit.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S. completed a pullout of troops from Afghanistan, providing an uncertain punctuation mark to two decades of conflict.

For the past 11 years I have...

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Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico – here’s what happened

  • Written by Nick Shay, Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami
imageA computer animation reflects the temperature change as eddies spin off from the Loop Current and Gulf Stream along the U.S. Coast.

As Hurricane Ida headed into the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists was closely watching a giant, slowly swirling pool of warm water directly ahead in its path.

That warm pool, an eddy, was a warning sign. It was...

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Even with the eviction moratorium, landlords continued to find ways to kick renters out

  • Written by Matthew Fowle, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
imageEvictions continued despite the ban imposed during the pandemicPhoto by John Moore/Getty Images

Millions of renters in the U.S. lost a key protection keeping them in their homes on Aug. 26, 2021, with a Supreme Court ruling ending a national moratorium on eviction.

The federal stay on evictions was put in place during the coronavirus pandemic to...

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Afghanistan has vast mineral wealth but faces steep challenges to tap it

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
imageAfghanistan has mineral resources that include precious gems and minerals such as copper and rare earth elements.Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

The official ending of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan leaves a number of long-term questions, including how the country can build a functioning economy. Now that U.S. assistance has evaporated and international...

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Microeconomics explains why people can never have enough of what they want and how that influences policies

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageMicroeconomists study how individuals and companies balance their desires and needs with costs and available resources.invincible_bulldog/iStock via Getty Images

Economics is broadly divided into macroeconomics and microeconomics. The big picture, macroeconomics, concentrates on the behavior of a national or a regional economy as a whole: the...

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Refugees after the American Revolution needed money, homes and acceptance

  • Written by G. Patrick O'Brien, Lecturer in History and Philosophy, Kennesaw State University
imageAn allegorical painting depicted the British Empire taking in American loyalists in 1783.Benjamin West’s portrait of John Eardley Wilmot, 1812. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The U.S. has long been a destination for people fleeing war-torn regions of the world. But in 1783, the tables were turned: Between 60,000 and...

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Do US teens have the right to be vaccinated against their parents' will? It depends on where they live

  • Written by Brian Dean Abramson, Adjunct Professor of Vaccine Law, Florida International University
imageMany U.S. states follow some form of "mature minor doctrine" allowing teens to make medical decisions without parental consent, including COVID-19 vaccination.Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone aged 12 and up. And yet, 12- to 15-year olds a...

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  14. Drink less, exercise more and take in the air – sage advice on pandemic living from a long-forgotten, and very long, 18th-century poem
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  17. Is it a crime to forge a vaccine card? And what’s the penalty for using a fake?
  18. Why is it so difficult to fight domestic terrorism? 6 experts share their thoughts
  19. Hurricane Ida: 4 essential reads about New Orleans' high hurricane risk and what climate change has to do with the storms
  20. The Taliban reportedly have control of US biometric devices – a lesson in life-and-death consequences of data privacy
  21. CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: 4 questions about its impact answered by a housing law expert
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  25. Assassinations and invasions – how the US and France shaped Haiti's long history of political turmoil
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  29. What is ISIS-K? Two terrorism experts on the group behind the deadly Kabul airport attack and its rivalry with the Taliban
  30. Racial income and wealth gaps are huge – but the Fed doesn't have the right tools to fix them
  31. American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees – including Afghans
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  44. Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren't the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets – they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy
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