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It's time for newspapers to stop telling their dwindling number of subscribers how to vote.
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With levels of political discourse reaching new lows, some might say the country could use a dose of shame and humility.…
With a year before Election Day 2018, election integrity depends on ensuring fairness and access for American voters. Foreign…
Secret payments in exchange for silence regarding work-related sexual abuse are usually tax-deductible. How about changing…
A scholar asks whether democracy itself is at risk in a world where social media is creating deeply polarized groups of…
With better access to energy, women in developing nations could spend more time working or in school. But Energy Secretary…
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A new approach can both teach critical thinking to the public and help identify and combat fake news online.
In our institutions of higher education and our research labs, scholars first produce, then buy back, their own content.…
Several studies suggest that suicide rates in the US vary along geographic patterns.
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