America’s counties are less purple than they used to be
Showing just red and blue states doesn’t paint an accurate picture of national politics.
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Notre Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminat
For the French, the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral has been both a source of inspiration and a symbol of the nation’s glorious…
December 4, 2024
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How right-wing media is like improv theater
Improv theater is known for improvisation, audience participation and riffing on memes and stories circulating on social…
December 4, 2024
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Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z?
What does it mean if young men sense that their masculinity is under threat? Or if they sense a bleak and hopeless future?
December 4, 2024
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What short-lived martial law says about South Korean democracy and the position of President Yoon
In the space of just a few hours, South Korea looked to be backsliding toward autocratic rule.
December 3, 2024
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Rape survivors like Gisèle Pelicot are choosing to speak out, refuting the idea that they should fee
The high-profile rape case of Gisele Pelicot in France speaks to a possible shift following the rise of the #MeToo movement
December 3, 2024
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Threatening texts targeting minorities after election were vile − but they might not be illegal
The First Amendment might complicate plans to prosecute the people who sent up to 500,000 anonymous messages in November…
December 3, 2024
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Why you should talk to people you disagree with about politics
Conversations don’t immediately change people’s minds, but they can eventually. And in the meantime, they help forge…
December 3, 2024
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Are trans women ‘biologically male’? The answer is complicated
Republicans are seeking to define ‘sex’ in federal law. But after centuries of debate, doctors, scientists and judges…
December 3, 2024
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Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intelle
Noam Chomsky’s notion of the human instinct for freedom ties together his many intellectual pursuits, from educating creative,…
December 3, 2024
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NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
Once the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer couldn’t survey widely anymore, NASA scientists switched gears and began…
December 3, 2024
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New IRS funding boosted tax enforcement and improved taxpayer services during the Biden administrati
Narrowing the ‘tax gap’ has been a long-standing goal of the government agency.
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