Loss of Supreme Court legitimacy can lead to political violence
What happens if the highest court in the land loses legitimacy?
July 1, 2024
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Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society
By putting financial pressure on white businesses – often in a highly organized way – Black civil rights leaders achieved…
July 1, 2024
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US’s terrorist listing of European far-right group signals fears of rising threat − both abroad and
Listing a violent extremist group as ‘terrorist’ makes it illegal for any American to offer the organization financial…
July 1, 2024
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Knowing when to call it quits takes courage and confidence - 3 case studies
How does someone with power and fame walk away from it? It’s not easy, as these three examples from politics and sports…
June 30, 2024
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Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summar
In a major homelessness ruling, the Supreme Court holds that cities and municipalities can punish people for sleeping outside,…
June 28, 2024
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How camping bans − like the one the Supreme Court just upheld − can fit into ‘hostile design’: Strat
Anti-camping laws are the centerpiece of the ‘hostile design’ strategies cities use to push the unhoused out of public…
June 28, 2024
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Supreme Court makes prosecution of Trump on obstruction charge more difficult, with ruling to narrow
Government prosecutors, ruled the Supreme Court, stretched the meaning of a law that’s been used to prosecute those alleged…
June 28, 2024
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ICE detainees suffer preventable deaths − Q&A with a medical researcher about systemic failures
ICE detention facilities suffer from outdated systems, a lack of translation services – and a penchant for releasing ailing…
June 28, 2024
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Federal funding for major science agencies is at a 25-year low
Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the CHIPS and Science Act.
June 28, 2024
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Western interest in ayahuasca is creating challenges for local Indigenous communities and raising is
The psychotropic allure of the ayahuasca plant for hundreds of thousands of non-Indigenous consciousness seekers is raising…
June 28, 2024
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ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’
Science fiction and technological innovation feed off each other in an ongoing back-and-forth that can play out over decades.
June 28, 2024
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Biden crashes, Trump lies: A campaign-defining presidential debate
Scholars of communication and politics assess a presidential debate with a clear loser, but no clear winner.
June 27, 2024
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Supreme Court sidesteps case on whether federal law on medical emergencies overrides Idaho’s abortio
The Supreme Court conceded that it should not have taken up the case to begin with.
June 27, 2024
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Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over legal protections for the S
The company helped spur a public health crisis through its deceptive marketing and aggressive sales of prescription opioids.
June 27, 2024
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Gazans’ extreme hunger could leave its mark on subsequent generations
Hunger, stress, trauma, inadequate sanitation and other factors are converging to create a widespread humanitarian disaster…
June 27, 2024
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5 ways anti-diversity laws affect LGBTQ+ people and research in higher ed
Laws that scrap diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campus are likely to result in less support for LGBTQ+ students,…
June 27, 2024
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