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3 myths about the poor that Republicans are using to support slashing US safety net

  • Written by Michele Gilman, Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
imageSen. Chuck Grassley recently seemed to suggest some poor people spend all their money on "booze or women or movies."AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Republicans continue to use long-debunked myths about the poor as they defend lower taxes for the rich and deep cuts to the social safety net to pay for them. In so doing, they are essentially expressing...

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Can college 'promise' programs deliver?

  • Written by Laura Perna, Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
imageResearchers are taking a close look at "college promise" programs to see if they actually help more students obtain a college educationCalvste / Shutterstock.com

In one of her first public acts as the new mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan signed an executive order last month to phase in a free college tuition program. The program promises up to two...

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Design is key in college 'promise' programs

  • Written by Laura Perna, Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
imageResearchers are taking a close look at "college promise" programs to see if they actually help more students obtain a college educationCalvste / Shutterstock.com

In one of her first public acts as the new mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan signed an executive order last month to phase in a free college tuition program. The program promises up to two...

Read more: Design is key in college 'promise' programs

How parenthood has changed the way I read ancient stories of Joseph and Mary's relationship with Jesus

  • Written by Christopher A. Frilingos, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
imageHanging church courtyard tile mural showing holy family traveling.Daniel Mayer (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

As Christmas approaches, many Christians will reflect on the Nativity, or birth of Jesus. The Christian Bible includes two different stories of the birth of Jesus, found in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. But...

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How parenthood has changed the way I read ancient childhood stories about Jesus, Mary and Joseph

  • Written by Christopher A. Frilingos, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
imageHanging church courtyard tile mural showing holy family traveling.Daniel Mayer (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

As Christmas approaches, many Christians will reflect on the Nativity, or birth of Jesus. The Christian Bible includes two different stories of the birth of Jesus, found in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. But...

Read more: How parenthood has changed the way I read ancient childhood stories about Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Dreading conflict during the holidays? Let it go, let it go, let it go

  • Written by Nicholas Joyce, Psychologist, University of South Florida
imageHappiness is possible during the holidays.Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock.com

Every holiday season, families and friends convene to share affection, kindness and experience. In the ideal holiday atmosphere, one often depicted in commercials and media, such get-togethers are places of warmth, appreciation and general happiness.

If you find yourself in...

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An anthropologist explains why we love holiday rituals and traditions

  • Written by Dimitris Xygalatas, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, University of Connecticut
imageWorking together on a once-a-year project feels festive and special.Flotsam/Shutterstock.com

The mere thought of holiday traditions brings smiles to most people’s faces and elicits feelings of sweet anticipation and nostalgia. We can almost smell those candles, taste those special meals, hear those familiar songs in our minds.

Ritual marks...

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The moral questions in the debate on what constitutes terrorism

  • Written by Jessica Wolfendale, Associate Professor of Philosophy, West Virginia University
imageWho is a terrorist?Evan McCaffrey/Shutterstock.com

Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old man, has been accused of detonating a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a New York subway, injuring four people on the morning of Dec. 11. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the attack and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was “an attempted...

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To prevent the next global crisis, don't forget today's small disasters

  • Written by Tilly Alcayna, Researcher in disaster preparedness, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), Harvard University, Harvard University

In an era of seemingly ceaseless tragedies, it can be hard to stay on top of the news. This week, six wildfires have burned up over 141,000 acres in California – an area larger than the cities of New York and Boston combined – killing two people.

A few weeks prior, the headlines were on Iran’s deadly earthquake. Before that, it...

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Child marriage is still legal in the US

  • Written by Nicholas Syrett, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas
imageWomen protest against child marriage in Albany, New York.AP Photo/Anna Gronewold

The recent outrage over Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore allegedly targeting teenage girls for sex has elicited reports that some evangelical churches actually encourage teenage girls to date older men.

It seems unlikely that Moore was ever interested in...

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