Trump to Europe: You're on your own
For more than seven decades, US presidents have encouraged peace in Europe. Trump seems eager to toss that legacy aside.…
June 2, 2017
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Politics
Does changing style of hair or dress help black people avoid stigma?
Research on how black people try to avoid racism in their daily lives shows that following white, mainstream standards can…
June 2, 2017
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Should we put juveniles away for life? Meet the teen who sparked a debate
Cyntoia Brown was just 16 years old when she shot and killed a man in 2004. Under Tennessee law, she won't be eligible…
June 1, 2017
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The end of America's global leadership?
American presidents have spent a great deal of time proclaiming US leadership of the global system. The decision to withdraw…
June 1, 2017
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The demographics of the #resistance
Who are those people out there marching on Washington, DC? Researchers at the University of Maryland did a survey to find…
May 31, 2017
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Private defense companies are here to stay – what does that mean for national security?
For-profit corporations are deeply embedded in US national security infrastructure – and they're not going anywhere.
May 31, 2017
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Does national service help heal America’s divisions?
Teach for America was created to bring more resources to disadvantaged communities. New research shows that the participants…
May 30, 2017
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What rural, coastal Puerto Ricans can teach us about thriving in times of crisis
At society's margins, people without access to the mainstream job economy are able to carve out lives rich in other…
May 30, 2017
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How families with 2 dads raise their kids
Research reveals few differences between the parenting of gay men and their straight peers. But it looks like gay fathers…
May 30, 2017
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America's mass incarceration problem in 5 charts – or, why Sessions shouldn't bring back mandatory m
Jeff Sessions wants prosecutors to 'charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable offense.' That's a…
May 29, 2017
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The rising homegrown terror threat on the right
The United States is seeing an uptick in far-right extremist violence. It's time to pay more attention to this scourge…
May 28, 2017
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