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Crime January 18, 2023

Allegations that the charity George Santos claims to have run was fake highlight how scams divert money from worthy causes

by Sarah Webber, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican whose 2022 election to the House of…

U.S. Congress January 16, 2023

Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election

by Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There are mounting calls from both politicians and voters to force the newly…

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Race and Racism January 16, 2023

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

by Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to…

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Health Care January 15, 2023

Ask Voters Directly, and Abortion Rights Wins Most Ballot Fights

This article by Julie Rovner was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News January 13, 2023 This is shaping up as a critical…

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Politics January 9, 2023

Talking across the political aisle isn’t a cure-all – but it does help reduce hostility

by Dominik Stecuła, Colorado State University and Matthew Levendusky, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Simmering tension in American politics came to a…

Government January 8, 2023

A record-breaking number of women were elected governor in 2022 – here are 7 things to know about how that happened

by William R. Wilkerson, State University of New York at Oneonta and Alana Jeydel, Fresno City College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Twelve women won…

Politics January 8, 2023

Ancient Greece had extreme polarization and civil strife too – how Thucydides can help us understand Jan. 6 and its aftermath

by Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University – Newark, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is upon us. And…

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Health Care January 6, 2023

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Year-End Bill Holds Big Health Changes

This episode of the “What the Health?” podcast, hosted by Julie Rovner, was produced by Kaiser Health News, reposted with permission. January 5, 2023 The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner…

Cobb County Board of Education (l-r) Randy Scamihorn, Becky Sayler, Nichelle Davis, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, David Chastain, David Banks, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Brad Wheeler standing in a row

Education January 5, 2023

Wheeler, Banks chosen to chair; school board disagrees on calendar change proposal

By Rebecca Gaunt Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill administered the oath of office Thursday to newly-elected Democratic school board board member Nichelle Davis and reelected Republican member David Chastain. State…

Government January 4, 2023

What does the speaker of the House do? Here’s what the new speaker will have for a job

by Rachel Paine Caufield, Drake University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Second in the line of presidential succession after the vice president, the speaker of…

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