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'Rage giving': Charities can get a boost from current events, such as controversial Supreme Court rulings

  • Written by Jennifer A. Taylor, Associate Professor of Political Science, James Madison University
imageGiving to a cause tied to nettlesome news may calm the nerves.Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images

When anger over everything from the killing of unarmed people of color to new restrictions on access to abortion bubbles over, many Americans act on it.

One avenue for someone who has gotten fed up with current events is to take part in protests,...

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