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/ 3 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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.
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/ 3 months agoMichiganders or Michiganians? A linguist explains why the answer is clear
‘The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires idiots to call a Michigan woman a Michigoose and a child a...
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/ 3 months agoTrump’s anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America’s long-standing racism against Haiti and its people
As Black immigrants, Haitians are doubly marginalized by structural racism embedded in US immigration policies and the broader societal racism experienced...
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/ 3 months agoUS math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender
Researchers asked math teachers why certain groups do better at math than others. The teachers had different answers for different groups.
