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/ 1 year agoSudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer
Andrew Brimmer, the first African American on the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, helped develop the blueprint for...
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/ 1 year agoBaseless anti-trans claims fuel adoption of harmful laws – two criminologists explain
Transgender people are more than four times as likely to be the victim of a crime as cisgender people.
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/ 1 year agoCharities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system
Getting an extra star or two from a prominent ratings group can make a bigger difference than a social media campaign...
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/ 1 year agoBirth of a story: How new parents find meaning after childbirth hints at how they will adjust
How you tell the story of a momentous event can help you make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’...
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/ 1 year agoHow AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to millions of people individually...
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/ 1 year agoJudging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too
Courts have no army or police force to enforce their decisions. Their power rests on their legitimacy in the public eye....
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/ 1 year agoMoldova is trying to join the EU, but it will have a hard time breaking away from Russia’s orbit
Lack of control over its borders and corruption are two of the issues that could complicate Moldova’s bid to join the...
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/ 1 year agoThe allure of the ad-lib: New research identifies why people prefer spontaneity in entertainment
Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic...
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/ 1 year agoHow do credit scores work? 2 finance professors explain how lenders choose who gets loans and at what interest rate
Trends show credit scores are rising, with nearly half of all US consumers boasting ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ numbers.
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/ 1 year agoWork requirements don’t work for domestic violence survivors – but Michigan data shows they rarely get waivers they should receive for cash assistance
People who have experienced domestic violence can have trouble finding and keeping jobs because of physical injuries and their abusers’ efforts...
