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/ 7 months agoState laws threaten to erode academic freedom in U.S. higher education
A wave of mostly partisan laws have sought to curtail what university faculty can say and teach.
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/ 7 months agoAvocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters
Avocados are marketed as a superfood, but growing them for an expanding world market has turned a rural Mexican state into...
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/ 7 months agoWhat QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common
New Age beliefs, alternative wellness practices and political conspiracies all fall under the umbrella of stigmatized knowledge, which can be attractive...
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/ 7 months agoIran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks
Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
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/ 7 months agoHow the ‘model minority’ myth harms Asian Americans
The seemingly complimentary stereotype undermines Asian Americans in the workplace and beyond.
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/ 7 months agoRisky business: Why executives keep finding themselves in political firestorms
Government dysfunction has created a policy void in the US, and business leaders are increasingly being called upon to fill it.
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/ 7 months agoAmericans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process
If the presidential election ends in a tie, then what? The winner might not even be 1 of the 2 people...
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/ 7 months agoQuick adoption in 34 states of Erin’s Law to prevent child abuse shows power of one individual to make policy
Erin’s Law requires the teaching of child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention classes from kindergarten through eighth grade. How it got...
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/ 7 months agoFor American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal – and creatively weave both traditions together
A Catholic friar under the chuppah? A bride in henna and a groom in a kippah? Many Jewish interfaith couples find...
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/ 7 months ago2 knights, 1 horse − how a legendary Knights Templar symbol has puzzled and fascinated since the Middle Ages
Warrior-monks crusaded for Christianity throughout medieval Europe. Adding to the ongoing mystery surrounding the military order is their enigmatic seal.
