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/ 12 months agoSeparate water fountains for Black people still stand in the South – thinly veiled monuments to the long, strange, dehumanizing history of segregation
Though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 officially ended racial discrimination in public places, relics of the Jim Crow South still...
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/ 12 months agoNearly 2 million Americans are using kratom yearly, but it is banned in multiple states: A pharmacologist explains the controversy
Long-term use of kratom may actually reduce pain tolerance and cause physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.
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/ 12 months agoHow Lula’s big-tent pragmatism won over Brazil again – with a little help from a backlash to Bolsonaro
The third-term president has used his experience and personal relationships with lawmakers to build the majorities that now support his agenda.
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/ 12 months agoWhy does a leap year have 366 days?
Humans have synced their calendars to the sun and moon for centuries, but every so often, these systems need a little...
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/ 12 months agoFAFSA website meltdown: How to avoid additional frustration with financial aid applications
A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.
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/ 12 months agoIs Russia looking to put nukes in space? Doing so would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race
Russia isn’t likely to put nuclear missiles in space, but their reported anti-satellite weapon is just as alarming. An expert on...
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/ 12 months agoNavalny dies in prison, authorities say − but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on
Alexei Navalny, a persistent thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16, 2024, in prison, authorities...
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/ 12 months agoHow tax breaks strangle American schools − billions of dollars that could help students vanish from budgets, especially hurting districts that serve poor students
An estimated 95% of US cities provide economic development tax incentives to woo corporate investors, taking billions away from schools.
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/ 12 months agoMexico is suing US gun-makers for arming its gangs − and a US court could award billions in damages
Mexico claims that US firearm manufacturers are fueling illegal cross-border gun trafficking and violent crime abroad.
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/ 12 months agoForest Service warns of budget cuts ahead of a risky wildfire season – what that means for safety
A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.
