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Even with Trump’s support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous

  • Written by Hannah Wiseman, Professor of Law, Penn State
imagePresident Donald Trump has aligned himself with the coal industry, including at this meeting in April 2025.Andrew Thomas/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

As projections of U.S. electricity demand rise sharply, President Donald Trump is looking to coal – historically a dominant force in the U.S. energy economy – as a key part of...

Read more: Even with Trump’s support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous

The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction

  • Written by Nora Gilbert, Professor of Literary and Film Studies, University of North Texas
imageTo many Americans, George Bailey’s dystopian nightmare is disquietingly familiar.Paramount

Along with millions of others, I’ll soon be taking 2 hours and 10 minutes out of my busy holiday schedule to sit down and watch a movie I’ve seen countless times before: Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which...

Read more: The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction

Tariffs 101: What they are, who pays them, and why they matter now

  • Written by Kent Jones, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Babson College

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently reviewing a case to determine whether President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are legal.

Until recently, tariffs rarely made headlines. Yet today, they play a major role in U.S. economic policy, affecting the prices of everything from groceriesto autosto holiday gifts, as well as the outlook for...

Read more: Tariffs 101: What they are, who pays them, and why they matter now

Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection

  • Written by Chao Guo, Professor of Nonprofit Management, University of Pennsylvania
imageOlder people may need help getting the hang of using technology.Maskot/GettyImages

Long-term care for older people is challenging for everyone. The costs are high and the quality of care is unpredictable at best, often falling short.

The U.S. health care system is so hard to navigate that experts can find it aggravating. Even when people who need...

Read more: Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection

Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition

  • Written by Joshua Shanes, Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis
imageThe main ritual of Hanukkah is the lighting of the menorah.skynesher/ E+ via Getty Images

Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025.

Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the center of ancient...

Read more: Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick...

‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment

  • Written by Jill Inderstrodt, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Indiana University
imageThe demographic data collected at doctor's visits is useful to medical researchers.MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

It’s a rare occasion when my worlds of biomedical informatics and serialized lesbian melodrama fandom collide.

But that’s exactly what happened earlier this summer when two of my favorite actresses appeared...

Read more: ‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment

From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’ green promises and reality

  • Written by Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
imageUnder team owner Steve Ballmer, in the checkered shirt, the LA Clippers have cut their greenhouse gas emissions, but their carbon offsets raise questions.Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

If you go to a pro sports event today, there’s a good chance the stadium or arena will be powered at least in part by renewable energy. The team...

Read more: From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’...

2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting booth

  • Written by Rachel Rebouché, Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin
imageMedication abortions are increasingly common in states with abortion bans. Anti-abortion forces are pushing the courts and the White House to gut that access.Charlie Neibergall/AP Images

In 2026, the biggest battles over abortion will not be at the polls.

There will be a few contested measures on state ballots. Next year, Nevada’s government...

Read more: 2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting booth

Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
imageFederal agents search for undocumented immigrants in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2025.Scott Olson/Getty Images

In federal courtrooms across America, a pattern has emerged in cases in which immigrants are being rounded up and jailed without a hearing. That’s a departure from fundamental constitutional protections in the U.S. that provide the right to a...

Read more: Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges

Doulas play essential roles in reproductive health care – and more states are beginning to recognize it

  • Written by Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida
imageResearch shows that doulas improve birth experiences and outcomes.Antonio_Diaz/iStock via Getty Images Plus

A growing share of Americans, especially in rural areas, are losing access to reproductive health care. At the same time, American women are dying during or after pregnancy at higher rates than in any other high-income country.

As a result,...

Read more: Doulas play essential roles in reproductive health care – and more states are beginning to...

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  2. Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers
  3. New industry standards and tech advances make pre-owned electronics a viable holiday gift option
  4. Exposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, new study shows
  5. Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kids
  6. US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s ‘pro-petroleum’ moves
  7. Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chappell Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul
  8. 6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
  9. Young, undocumented immigrants are finding it increasingly hard to attend college as South Carolina and other states restrict in-state tuition or ban them altogether
  10. Outside the West, the Kundalini tradition presents a model of the ‘divine feminine’ beyond binary gender
  11. Pope Leo XIV’s visits to Turkey and Lebanon were about religious diplomacy
  12. How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation’s poor
  13. You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake?
  14. Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
  15. PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds
  16. Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years
  17. Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honored tradition for American Jews
  18. Are sanctuary policing policies no more than a public relations facade?
  19. How keeping down borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans is built into the Fed’s ‘dual mandate’
  20. Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of ‘Big 3’ domination
  21. What 38 million obituaries reveal about how Americans define a ‘life well lived’
  22. Florida’s new reporting system is shining a light on human trafficking in the Sunshine State
  23. What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out
  24. The law meets its limits – what ‘Nuremberg’ reveals about guilt, evil and the quest for global justice
  25. Why can’t I wiggle my toes one at a time, like my fingers?
  26. Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that?
  27. From evil to upheaval and beyond: How the ‘axis’ metaphor shaped modern geopolitics
  28. Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase
  29. Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts
  30. 3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court
  31. A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut Philly list − and gives zero stars to the inspectors
  32. Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes
  33. 2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment
  34. Buying a gift for a loved one with cancer? Here’s why you should skip the fuzzy socks and give them meals or help with laundry instead
  35. Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier
  36. ‘Yes’ to God, but ‘no’ to church – what religious change looks like for many Latin Americans
  37. Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes
  38. Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies – but none are likely to lead to charges
  39. Measuring Colorado’s mountains one hike at a time
  40. Tired of the same old Christmas songs? So were these countercultural carolers
  41. Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided country – here’s how ‘interbeing’ works
  42. Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research
  43. Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
  44. Facing myriad global pressures, Iran intensifies outreach to African partners for critical needs
  45. People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research
  46. Declaration of Independence’s promises ring out today as loudly as they did for Lincoln, FDR and through 249 years of US history
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  48. The housing crisis is forcing Americans to choose between affordability and safety
  49. FDA claims on COVID-19 vaccine safety are unsupported by reliable data – and could severely hinder vaccine access
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