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3 strategies to help Americans bridge the deepening partisan divide - Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark

18 hours ago

Trump's agenda will face hurdles in Congress, despite the Republican 'trifecta' of winning the House, Senate and White House -- Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

18 hours ago

Why does the Senate confirm Trump's picks for key posts — and how? A legal scholar explains the confirmation process and the 'constitutional loophole' of recess appointments -- Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University

18 hours ago

Trump's criminal conviction won't stop him from getting security clearance as president -- Dakota Rudesill, The Ohio State University

2 days ago

Robo price-fixing: Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rents -- Roger Alford, University of Notre Dame

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Populist podcasters love RFK, Jr., and he took the same left-right turn toward Trump as they did -- Rachel Meade, Boston University

2 days ago

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4 months ago

'Inflation is radioactive': Trump's victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents -- James D. Long, University of Washington and Victor Menaldo, University of Washington

8 days ago

3 reasons why a Trump White House might not be a disaster for Ukraine − in fact, it might tighten the screws on Russia -- Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida

8 days ago

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

27 days ago

3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US -- Kelsey Norman, Rice University and Ana Martín Gil, Rice University

3 months ago

Why is Congress filled with old people? -- Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

4 months ago

Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it's not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim -- William McCorkle, College of Charleston

4 months ago

International election monitors can help boost people's trust in the electoral process − but not all work the same way -- Sarah Bush, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Prather, University of California, San Diego

19 days ago

Nationalism is not patriotism: 3 insights from Orwell about Trump and the 2024 election -- Mark Satta, Wayne State University

20 days ago

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain -- Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas

26 days ago

Threatening 'the enemy within' with force: Military ethicists explain the danger to important American traditions -- Marcus Hedahl, United States Naval Academy and Bradley Jay Strawser, Naval Postgraduate School

23 days ago

Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here's how some are removing barriers -- SherRhonda Gibbs, Morehouse College; Eric Liguori, Florida State University; Michael H. Morris, University of Notre Dame, and Susana C. Santos, Florida State University

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Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on -- Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland

7 days ago

Most US book bans target children's literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color -- Katherine Spoon, University of Colorado Boulder and Isabelle Langrock, Sciences Po

8 days ago

The racist 'one-drop rule' lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America -- Marya T. Mtshali, Harvard University

16 days ago

Voters in Arab American strongholds likely tipped Michigan in Trump's favor -- Michael Traugott, University of Michigan

8 days ago

Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters -- Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University

8 days ago

10 STATES HAD ABORTION MEASURES ON THE BALLOT – WHERE THEY PASSED, WHERE THEY FAILED, AND WHAT IT ALL MEANS -- Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida

12 days ago

'Cajun Navy' volunteers who participate in search-and-rescue operations after hurricanes are forming long-lasting organizations -- Kyle Breen, Texas A&M International University and J. Carlee Purdum, University of Houston

1 month ago

How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups -- Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

12 days ago

Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity -- Ragini Shah, Suffolk University

15 days ago

Trump's anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America's long-standing racism against Haiti and its people -- Thurka Sangaramoorthy, American University

23 days ago

Proof that immigrants fuel the US economy is found in the billions they send back home -- Ernesto Castañeda, American University

27 days ago

Israel's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk -- Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine and Kelsey Norman, Rice University

22 days ago

Israel's latest strike against Iran may actually de-escalate regional tensions – for now, at least -- Javed Ali, University of Michigan

23 days ago

Hamas at a crossroads: Sinwar's death leaves a vacuum; Israeli actions make it harder to fill with a moderate -- Mkhaimar Abusada, Northwestern University

23 days ago

Bouncing between war-torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross-border refuge -- Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanese American University

1 month ago

Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 election -- Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University

1 month ago

Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison -- Ken Hughes, University of Virginia

2 months ago

Despite Donald Trump's claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution -- Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University

3 months ago

Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were -- Jay Rubenstein, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

3 months ago

Trump-appointed federal judge rules Trump's classified document case is unconstitutional – here's how special counsels have been authorized before -- Joshua Holzer, Westminster College

4 months ago

What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war -- Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service

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Indonesia president's diplomatic dash takes in China and US − but a Trump presidency may see the aspiring regional powerhouse tilt more toward Beijing -- Angguntari Ceria Sari, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan and Idil Syawfi, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan

6 days ago

Iran's currency was already tumbling − and then news of Trump's victory broke -- Nader Habibi, Brandeis University

13 days ago

One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here's what history shows -- Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College

6 days ago

Why so many people voted for Trump − 5 things to understand about MAGA supporters' thinking -- Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark

14 days ago

Republican lawmakers will reshape tax policy in 2025 — a tax expert explains what to expect -- Jim Franklin, Western Governors University School of Business

5 days ago

LGBTQ rights: Where Trump and Vance stand -- Marie-Amelie George, Wake Forest University

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