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Health Care March 18, 2024

A New Orleans Neighborhood Confronts the Racist Legacy of a Toxic Stretch of Highway

This article by Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom March 15, 2024 Aside from a few discarded…

Critical Thinking March 18, 2024

Did Biden really steal the election? Students learn how to debunk conspiracy theories in this course

by David Cason, University of North Dakota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Title of course: Debunking conspiracy theories What prompted the idea for the course?…

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Elections March 15, 2024

Trump nearly derailed democracy once − here’s what to watch out for in reelection campaign

by Richard L. Abel, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elections are the bedrock of democracy, essential for choosing representatives and…

Elections March 14, 2024

Yes, sexism among Republican voters helped sink Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign

by Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst; Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst, and Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Following multiple defeats in the Republican…

Justice March 14, 2024

Judge nixes some of Georgia’s charges against Trump and his allies − but that won’t necessarily derail the case

by Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Fulton County judge has tossed out six of the 41 state charges…

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Georgia March 13, 2024

Bill to provide overdose remedies in Georgia’s public buildings hijacked to ban puberty blockers

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 11, 2024 Georgia state Senate Republicans advanced language that would ban puberty-blocking medication…

International March 13, 2024

I watched Hungary’s democracy dissolve into authoritarianism as a member of parliament − and I see troubling parallels in Trumpism and its appeal to workers

by Gábor Scheiring, Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hungarian leader and strongman Viktor Orbán, who presided over the radical decline of democracy in…

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Health Care March 10, 2024

What is a frozen embryo worth? Alabama’s IVF case reflects bigger questions over grieving and wrongful death laws

by Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are “unborn…

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