States pick judges very differently from US Supreme Court appointments
Many states have found ways to remove partisan politics from their court systems.
May 10, 2021
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Politics
Police academies dedicate 3.21% of training hours to ethics and other public service topics – new re
Police are sworn to protect the public, but cadets are still trained for battle – not public service – according to…
May 7, 2021
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Faces of those America is leaving behind in Afghanistan
As American troops leave Afghanistan, a scholar of the country's history and culture reexamines his photos of the nation's…
May 7, 2021
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Anti-transgender bills are latest version of conservatives' longtime strategy to rally their base
A civil rights scholar looks at the large number of anti-transgender policies being debated and passed in state capitols.…
May 6, 2021
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How 'socialism' stopped being a dirty word for some voters – and started winning elections across Am
The leftist Democratic Socialists of America was tiny before the 2016 election. Now, with 90,000 dues-paying members and…
May 5, 2021
366
Georgia voter suppression efforts may not change election results much
With Democratic voters already packed into a small number of districts, reducing voter turnout won't really lower the…
May 5, 2021
341
How cleaning up coolants can cool the climate – why HFCs are getting phased out from refrigerators a
HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but when these short-lived climate pollutants leak, they warm the planet. The US EPA has a…
May 4, 2021
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How qualified immunity protects police officers accused of wrongdoing
Police officers who kill, injure or violate the rights of citizens are often not held accountable, even in civil court –…
May 4, 2021
355
Why Trump is more likely to win in the GOP than to take his followers to a new third party
The majority of Americans say they'd like to be able to vote for a third party. Donald Trump says he might start one.…
May 3, 2021
396
What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War?
Confederate paper money was a promise to exchange the bill for gold or silver, but only after the Confederacy won the war.
May 3, 2021
396
American cities have long struggled to reform their police – but isolated success stories suggest co
Attempts to reform US police departments fail when they are unable to get community support. Perhaps it is time to take…
April 30, 2021
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Biden gives Congress his vision to 'win the 21st century' – scholars react
Three scholars examine President Biden's rhetoric, the symbolism and the several ambitious plans he proposed in his…
April 28, 2021
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Measuring a president's first 100 days goes back to the New Deal
Since the Roosevelt administration, it's become standard to look for accomplishments in a presidency's early months.
April 28, 2021
362
Feminism's legacy sees college women embracing more diverse sexuality
Women's sexual identities and behaviors are changing in ways men's are not.
April 28, 2021
453
Why states didn't go broke from the pandemic
The headlines were inescapable: States faced a financial disaster of epic proportions because of COVID-19. The predictions…
April 28, 2021
350
If China's middle class continues to thrive and grow, what will it mean for the rest of the world?
If China's economy recovers from the pandemic, its authoritarian political system could become even more influential…
April 27, 2021
770
FTC warns the AI industry: Don't discriminate, or else
The Federal Trade Commission is rattling its saber at the technology industry over growing public concern about biased AI…
April 27, 2021
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Census results shift political power in Congress, presidential elections
The US Census Bureau has announced which states will gain and lose representation in Congress as a result of the 2020 census.…
April 26, 2021
355
The FBI is breaking into corporate computers to remove malicious code – smart cyber defense or gover
The courts have given the government the authority to hack into private computers unannounced. The action addresses a clear…
April 26, 2021
701
How Richard Nixon's obsession with Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers sowed the seeds for the p
The episode might have slipped quietly from the news had Nixon decided to not attack the messenger.
April 23, 2021
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