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Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse - Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

6 days ago

US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century-long effort to keep some English-speaking nations white -- John Broich, Case Western Reserve University

6 days ago

When a president is unfit for office, here's what the Constitution says can happen -- Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University

7 days ago

Philadelphia's 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador -- Menika Dirkson, Morgan State University

6 days ago

1776's Declaration of Independence inspired Washington's troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies -- Christopher Magra, University of Tennessee

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2 months ago

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

21 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

1 month ago

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

21 days ago

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

23 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

22 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

18 days ago

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

15 days ago

Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed -- Allison Mashell Mitchell, University of Notre Dame

6 days ago

What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out -- Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University

6 days ago

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

1 month ago

Pam Bondi's extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn't enough to save her job -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

11 days ago

The Department of Justice is suing states for sensitive voter data − an election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance -- John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University

9 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

21 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

75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did -- Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University

12 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

1 month ago

Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives -- Kevin Cope, University of Virginia

6 days ago

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

1 month ago

Philadelphia's founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about 'godless' Freemasons and the Illuminati -- Derek Arnold, Villanova University

6 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

25 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

15 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

1 month 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

As a philosopher, I'm convinced that Trump isn't lying − he's doing something worse -- Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University

4 days ago

4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game -- Jeffrey Taliaferro, Tufts University

3 days ago

US ceasefire with Iran: What's next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios -- Donald Heflin, Tufts University

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