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/ 2 weeks agoGraduate students explore America’s polarized landscape via train in this course
Political polarization is at an all-time high. Students part of this University of San Diego Kroc School of Peace Studies course...
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/ 2 weeks agoICC arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leader doesn’t mean those accused will face trial anytime soon
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/ 2 weeks agoWhy you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived
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/ 2 weeks agoAmericans agree more than they might think − not knowing this jeopardizes the nation’s shared values
Most Americans actually agree on key issues, including reproductive rights, firearms laws and climate change.
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/ 2 weeks agoRed flag laws are still used in Colorado’s Second Amendment sanctuaries, just less frequently
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