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A history scholar sees leeway and loopholes in a wave of new state laws that seek to control what teachers can say about…
An Indigenous scholar writes that Indigenous peoples have historically recognized multiple gender identities, which they…
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A fire killed 38 migrants in a Mexico detention facility in March 2023. A sociologist’s conversations with migrants show…
Former enslaved persons have never received a dime for their labor. Nor have their descendants received reparations for…
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One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume…
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LGBTQ rights are not the main issue bringing Israeli protesters to the streets, but they do symbolize the country’s stark…
Latino characters have traditionally been underrepresented in mainstream comics. But Spider-Man’s backstory makes him…
The news media spent a lot of time reporting on how much progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans didn’t like…
Researchers have identified ways to have more productive conversations – even when you’re talking to someone who holds…
As drone strikes become a more routine part of warfare, a set of rules or standards that can help determine how they are…
A Southerner, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas was a racist enslaver before the Civil War. But he fought for the Union because…
Latino artists have been forging their own paths in hip-hop for decades, giving voice to young peoples’ pain, faith and…