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/ 1 year agoTrump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying
Spy cases are rare. More typically, as in the Trump indictment, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting...
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/ 1 year ago6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is part of a rich heritage of African American emancipation and freedom celebrations.
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act
At a time when state legislatures are enacting laws that restrict who, when and where people can vote, the US Supreme...
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/ 1 year ago‘From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma’ – a college course explores nature’s medicine cabinet and different ways of healing
An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
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/ 1 year agoThe US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind
While Lewis Hine’s early-20th century photographs of working children compelled Congress to limit or ban child labor, the US Department of...
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/ 1 year agoEl Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live
The official forecast calls for a strong El Niño by winter, but other models suggest it might dip in and out....
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/ 1 year agoMillions of women are working during menopause, but US law isn’t clear on employees’ rights or employers’ obligations
Three scholars who are writing a book about menopause and the law suggest ways to protect women experiencing it.
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/ 1 year agoDrawing, making music and writing poetry can support healing and bring more humanity to health care in US hospitals
Art, music and poetry therapy can help patients feel more optimistic and less isolated as well as to embrace the uncertainty...
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/ 1 year agoNever mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?
The way many Americans think about racial identity today is hard to map onto the complex history of ancient Egypt and...
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/ 1 year agoDo federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict
If a person – in this case, the former president of the United States – is charged by federal and state...