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/ 4 months agoDemocratic Party’s embrace of organized labor in 2024 elections has long roots that had started to wither
Both sides took this marriage for granted until Southern Democrats, concerned that labor unions would organize Black workers across the South,...
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/ 4 months agoAmerica’s Iran policy is a failure − piecemeal deterrence and sanctions can go only so far
Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is partly the result of an unsuccessful, decade-long plan to ‘contain and deter’ the Iranian...
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/ 4 months agoPoliticians step up attacks on the teaching of scientific theories in US schools
A growing number of states are passing laws that call scientific theories into question.
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/ 4 months agoDo Charli XCX’s and Kid Rock’s endorsements make a difference? 19% of young people admit they might
While celebrities are unlikely to decisively shift whom many people choose to vote for, their endorsement of a political candidate can...
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/ 4 months agoBlood sugar fluctuations after eating play an important role in anxiety and depression
High-carb diets, especially of ultraprocessed foods, create blood sugar spikes, while diets high in leafy, green vegetables and whole grains are...
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/ 4 months agoAI pioneers want bots to replace human teachers – here’s why that’s unlikely
Artificial intelligence ‘bots’ may be widely available to teach in the coming years. But will they be effective? An expert on...
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/ 4 months agoDoes Democratic VP candidate Walz swear too damn much?
It wouldn’t be out of character if Kamala Harris’ running mate sprinkles ‘damn’ throughout his acceptance speech at the Democratic National...
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/ 4 months ago75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY
Racist mobs attacked a 1949 concert in Peekskill, NY, helping raise anti-communist fervor after World War II and illustrating how hatred...
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/ 4 months agoReaders prefer to click on a clear, simple headline − like this one
Typical news readers prefer news headlines with simple language over more complex wording.
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/ 4 months agoThe mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators
André Weil was a mathematician. His sister Simone Weil was a philosopher. They both thought deeply about the nature and value...
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/ 4 months agoSharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help
Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want...
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/ 4 months agoWhy don’t more politicians retire? A medical anthropologist explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age
Many Americans seem to prefer to keep working well past retirement age, but it’s not clear whether the choice is motivated...
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/ 4 months agoBiden administration’s negotiated price cuts for 10 common prescription drugs likely to save Medicare billions, beginning in 2026
People ages 65 and up will likely reap significant out-of-pocket savings on prescription drugs when the negotiated prices take effect. But...
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/ 4 months agoAstronomers have warned against colonial practices in the space industry − a philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them
Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid...
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/ 4 months agoAncient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today
As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is...
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/ 4 months agoCould we use volcanoes to make electricity?
We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but the presence of volcanoes is a sign that there are good geothermal resources...
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/ 4 months agoWho is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains
The ‘Laughing Buddha’ shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural and historical contexts.
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/ 4 months agoAnthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course
Students can play to their strengths in this anthropology course designed to teach them how to present research findings in ways...
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/ 4 months agoBanana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
Fusarium oxysporum can infect over 120 plant species. Whether it destroys Cavendish bananas as it did their predecessor depends on the...
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/ 4 months agoUS voters say they’re ready for a woman president − but sexist attitudes still go along with opposition to Harris
Sexism played a key role in Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s defeat − and Donald Trump’s victory − in 2016. Has...
