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How some rich people are trying to dismantle inequality

  • Written by Erynn Beaton, Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
imageMembers of Patriotic Millionaires, whose privileged members advocate for higher taxes on the rich, met with lawmakers in this 2015 photo to discuss legislation to close the carried interest loophole.Senate Democrats, CC BY-SA

Ample research indicates that the growing problem of wealth and income inequality could stunt U.S. economic growth and...

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The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here's why it matters

  • Written by Melissa Levine, Lead Copyright Officer, Librarian, University of Michigan
imageThe Library of Congress is in Washington, D.C.Valerii Iavtushenko/Shutterstock.com

Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that includes facts – like title, author, publication date, subject...

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Explaining the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the US

  • Written by Brian Levin, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Director, Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism, California State University San Bernardino
imageMuslim women hold signs to express opposition to hate crimes and rhetoric.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise. The murder of two samaritans for aiding two young women who were facing a barrage of anti-Muslim slurs on a Portland train is among the latest examples of brazen acts of anti-Islamic hatred.

Earlier in...

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How Lula evolved from Brazil's top politician to its most notable convict

  • Written by Terry L. McCoy, Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Political Science, University of Florida

Brazilians watched along with the rest of the world as one of the country’s leading federal judges ruled that its most popular political figure is a criminal.

On July 12, Sergio Moro, the federal judge leading Brazil’s massive “car wash” investigation, convicted former two-term President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da...

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Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?

  • Written by Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College

Speculation is mounting that President Donald Trump could issue a pardon to members of his family and close associates who are suspected of colluding with Russia in the 2016 campaign.

Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, recently cautioned about “the possibility of presidential pardons in this...

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Why the US doesn't understand Chinese thought – and must

  • Written by Bryan W. Van Norden, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor, Yale-NUS College
imagePlato, Confucius and Aristotle. Ancient Greek philosophy is widely taught in American universities, but classes in Chinese philosophy are few and far between.Public domain

The need for the U.S. to understand China is obvious. The Chinese economy is on track to become the largest in the world by 2030, Chinese leadership may be the key to resolving...

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Here's the three-pronged approach we're using in our own research to tackle the reproducibility issue

  • Written by Ben Marwick, Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Washington
imageStep one is not being afraid to reexamine a site that's been previously excavated.Dominic O'Brien. Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, CC BY-ND

If you keep up with health or science news, you’ve probably been whipsawed between conflicting reports. Just days apart you may hear that “science says” coffee’s good for you, no...

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Protecting your smartphone from voice impersonators

  • Written by Kui Ren, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageIs this an impostor trying to break into your phone with his voice?Georgejmclittle/Shutterstock.com

It’s a lot easier to talk to a smartphone than to try to type instructions on its keyboard. This is particularly true when a person is trying to log in to a device or a system: Few people would choose to type a long, complex secure password if...

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How to make sure we all benefit when nonprofits patent technologies like CRISPR

  • Written by Shobita Parthasarathy, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan
imageAre research nonprofits holding up their end of the tax-exempt bargain?Will Hart, CC BY

Universities and other nonprofit research institutions are under increasing fire about their commitments to the public interest. In return for tax-exempt status, their work is supposed to benefit society.

But are they really operating in the public interest when...

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Dunkirk survivors’ terror didn’t end when they were rescued

  • Written by John Broich, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
imageA scene from 'Dunkirk,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

In late May 1940, Vic Viner was one of the 338,000 Allied troops on the beaches around the French port of Dunkirk hoping for rescue as the German Army neared and the Luftwaffe circled above.

At age 99, Viner met with Christopher Nolan, writer and director of a...

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  7. The real costs of cheap surveillance
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  10. Maryam Mirzakhani was a role model for more than just her mathematics
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  12. Digital database captures voices from inside America's prisons
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  14. As academic hospitals lower mortality rates, should insurers reconsider excluding them?
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  16. Why do human beings speak so many languages?
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  18. What an artificial intelligence researcher fears about AI
  19. EU's antitrust 'war' on Google and Facebook uses abandoned American playbook
  20. Combatting stereotypes about Appalachian dialects
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  23. Why some are applauding Donald Trump Jr's 'win at all costs' attitude
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  26. How the Catholic Church's hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual abusers
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  29. The 5 faulty beliefs that have led to Republican dysfunction on health care
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  32. Inside the minds of Trump’s 'true believers'
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  42. CNN-Reddit saga exposes tension between the internet, anonymity and power
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  44. Banning smartphones for kids is just another technology-fearing moral panic
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  47. Revisiting the legacy of Jerry Falwell Sr. in Trump's America
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