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/ 3 weeks agoHow Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics
Trump’s comments against immigrants of color have prompted comparisons to the Nazis. But American and British theorists coined the theory of...
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/ 3 weeks agoBeyond bottled water and sandwiches: What FEMA is doing to get hurricane victims back into their homes
FEMA’s recovery work after Helene and Milton has been hampered by misinformation. Here’s what the agency actually does to help people...
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/ 3 weeks agoOn foreign policy, Trump opts for disruption and Harris for engagement − but they share some of the same concerns
The record shows some sharp divisions between the Trump and Biden administrations on Europe, but also some continuity in how both...
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/ 3 weeks agoFor an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state
Community organizations across the US have launched grassroots operations to inform people with convictions of their voting rights.
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/ 3 weeks agoRFK Jr.’s pivot to Trump is a journey taken by many populists swept along the left-to-right alternative media pipeline
How to explain Kennedy’s slide from lefty skepticism into full MAGA? A scholar of populism found some answers in his appearances...
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/ 3 weeks agoCorporate social responsibility disclosures are a double-edged sword, new research suggests
Corporate social responsibility disclosures impress shoppers but not suppliers, data suggests.
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/ 3 weeks agoWhat to do if your vote is challenged: Practical advice from a civil rights attorney for Election Day
On Election Day, you go to vote – and you’re told you’re not registered or you’re not eligible to vote. A...
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/ 3 weeks agoMy family lived the horrors of Native American boarding schools – why Biden’s apology doesn’t go far enough
From the 19th to 20th century, Native children were physically removed from their homes and put into boarding schools. A scholar...
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/ 3 weeks agoLGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election
LGBTQ+ voters make up a relatively small percentage of the American electorate. But they’re poised to play an outsize role in...
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/ 3 weeks agoVampire bats – look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations
A behavioral ecologist explains the reciprocal social relationships vampire bats maintain, in sickness and in health.