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Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored - Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University

7 days ago

War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US's ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won't end when Trump leaves office -- Debak Das, University of Denver

1 day ago

Is it 'Ih-ran' or 'E-ron'? Inside the politics of pronunciation -- Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, Reno

7 days ago

Psychological toll of betrayal trauma may help explain why women kept silent for decades after alleged abuse by civil rights icon Cesar Chavez -- Anne P. DePrince, University of Denver

7 days ago

I went to CPAC and found Trump supporters unhappy about Iran, Epstein files and the economy, even while the fans at the MAGA conference celebrate his immigration policies -- Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark

4 days ago

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1 month ago

Pittsburgh spends millions on juvenile detention – research points to cheaper, more effective alternatives -- Jeffrey Shook, University of Pittsburgh

7 days ago

Iraq war's aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction -- Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania

21 days ago

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly -- Emilee Rader, University of Wisconsin-Madison

7 days ago

How hatred of Jews became a common ground for Islamic terrorists and left-wing extremists, fueling domestic terrorism -- Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell

9 days ago

The ever-evolving Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans -- Matt A. Barreto, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and Gary M. Segura, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

8 days ago

Legal refugees now face long detention after DHS reinterprets law on applying for a green card after a year -- Ashley Sanchez, University of Notre Dame

7 days ago

Supreme Court's tariff decision still leaves a 'mess' for companies trying to grab refunds -- Peter R. Crabb, Northwest Nazarene University; Institute for Humane Studies and Alison Graham Larson, Northwest Nazarene University

1 day ago

Workplace relief is coming for employees with symptoms of menstruation, perimenopause and menopause in Philly -- Ann Juliano, Villanova University

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Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote -- John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University

1 month ago

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons -- Kevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

27 days ago

What Americans can learn from other civil activism movements against authoritarian regimes -- John Shattuck, Tufts University and Oliver Kaplan, University of Denver

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Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed -- Georges Naufal, Texas A&M University and Emily Naiser, Texas A&M University

28 days ago

Why Stephen Colbert is right about the 'equal time' rule, despite warnings from the FCC -- Seth Ashley, Boise State University

1 month ago

Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump's war with Iran – and to ask questions -- SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia and Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

7 days ago

'Big' legislative package shifts more of SNAP's costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food -- Tracy Roof, University of Richmond

7 months ago

Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large -- Frank J. Cilluffo, Auburn University

1 year ago

How Jesse Jackson set the stage for Bernie Sanders and today's progressives -- Bert Johnson, Middlebury College

1 month ago

Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery -- Neil K R Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania and Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University

11 months ago

Nearly 1 in 3 missing children in the US are Black, driving Pennsylvania and other states to propose 'Ebony Alerts' to ensure equal protection and public safety -- Itay Ravid, Villanova University

17 days ago

Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice -- Linn Washington, Jr., Temple University

1 year ago

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that's all too familiar in US history -- Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College and Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania

1 year ago

How Denver's Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75% -- Beverly Kingston, University of Colorado Boulder

20 days ago

This Sunshine Week, Florida reflects an alarming national trend of blocking the public's access to information -- David Cuillier, University of Florida

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Kansas revoked transgender people's IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences -- Jae A. Puckett, Michigan State University; L. Zachary DuBois, University of Oregon, and Noelle Martin, Michigan State University

30 days ago

Honoring Colorado's Black History requires taking the time to tell stories that make us think twice -- Claire Oberon Garcia, Colorado College

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Operational secrecy kept the US from making evacuation plans – and that means Americans in the Mideast could wait days -- Donald Heflin, Tufts University

22 days ago

Failure of US-Iran talks was all too predictable — but turning to military strikes creates dangerous unknowns -- Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, University of Toronto; USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

29 days ago

CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn't revealed any signs of a plan -- Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

27 days ago

Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war -- Kathy Kiely, University of Missouri-Columbia

13 days ago

Trump's anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization -- Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

5 months ago

The 'drug threat' that justified the US ouster of Maduro won't be fixed by his arrest -- Eduardo Gamarra, Florida International University

2 months ago

As the Kremlin eyes a thaw with the White House, Russia's pro-war hawks aren't too happy -- Adam Lenton, Wake Forest University

1 year ago

Is a united European voice possible in the age of Trump, Putin and far-right politics? Germany's new leader intends to find out -- Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University

1 year ago

Decades of hostility between Iran and the US were preceded by a little-remembered century-long friendship -- Daniel Thomas Potts, New York University

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