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/ 1 month agoFor one survivor, the 1920 Election Day massacre in Florida was ‘the night the devil got loose’
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the use of racist literacy tests and poll taxes to ban Black voters. It...
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/ 1 month agoSudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher
The work of estimating conflict mortality is difficult. But that doesn’t make this grim exercise, nor accounting for the broader effects...
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/ 1 month agoWith Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle
The 2024 campaign closes with candidate Donald Trump and allies conjuring a world of insult and degradation of an infantilized, feminized...
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/ 1 month agoNew Orleans schools still separate and unequal 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education
On Nov. 15, 1960, four Black first graders desegregated New Orleans schools. One of them was Tessie Prevost, who died in...
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/ 1 month agoTariffs are back in the spotlight, but skepticism of free trade has deep roots in American history
The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century,...
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/ 1 month agoIndependent voters think for themselves and stay out of politics – 3 essential reads
Despite the power that political independents are anticipated to have over the election results, there’s a lot that remains unknown about...
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/ 1 month agoThe next president will play a key role in shaping US trade policy – here’s what voters need to know
The past two administrations had vastly different records, and past is likely to be a prologue this year.
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/ 1 month agoRust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there
US election coverage often portrays rural America as entirely white and conservative. This narrow view obscures the issues that matter to...
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/ 1 month agoIn Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
Fruit flies wreak havoc on crops in Hawaii, but a type of parasitoid wasp armed with a biological weapon has helped...
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/ 1 month agoAmericans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats
Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out...
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/ 1 month agoFear, hope and the economy: what is motivating Americans as they decide who to vote for – podcast
Political scientist Jesse Rhodes speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the latest results of the UMass Amherst poll on Americans’...
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/ 1 month agoSlow vote-counting, flip-flopping leads, careful certification and the weirdness of the Electoral College – people who research elections look at what to expect on election night
Take a deep breath: Having to wait for election results means the system is working as it should, with safeguards and...
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/ 1 month ago‘Each bears his own ghosts’: How the classics speak to these days of fear, anger and presidential candidates stalking the land
As the election nears, it seems everyone is afraid.
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/ 1 month agoA new president will be elected − but it may take some time to determine who wins
Americans might have to wait for days, weeks or months to get an accurate determination of the winner of the presidency.
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/ 1 month agoReligion in the workplace is tricky – but employers and employees both lose when it becomes a total taboo
Workers from minority religious traditions in the US tend to be more affected by restrictions about bringing up faith at the...
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/ 1 month agoThe ‘Courage Tour’ is attempting to get Christians to vote for Trump − and focused on defeating ‘demons’
The ‘Courage Tour,’ a religio-political rally, is going around battleground states. It is focused on defeating Democrats, but also on defeating...
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/ 1 month agoFighting antibiotic resistance at the source – using machine learning to identify bacterial resistance genes and the drugs to block them
By analyzing the resistance genes and proteins of E. coli, researchers can optimize treatments to address both current and future antimicrobial...
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/ 1 month agoSimple science summaries written by AI help people understand research and trust scientists
Scientists use jargon and complicated language to describe their work. Regular folks ‘get it’ more when descriptions are simpler – and...
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/ 1 month agoTime to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial
Terror management theory explores the lengths our minds will go to to deny existential threats. Psychologists explain what that can mean...
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/ 1 month agoScholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South
Should a rap album be counted as a scholarly work? We asked a scholar who makes hip-hop and hit the recording...
