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Health Care April 10, 2023

No-Cost Preventive Services Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s What You Need to Know.

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News April 7, 2023 When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional…

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Politics April 8, 2023

Your political rivals aren’t as bad as you think – here’s how misunderstandings amplify hostility

by Daniel F. Stone, Bowdoin College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew raised eyebrows when she suggested on Presidents Day…

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Education April 3, 2023

This course uses science fiction to understand politics

by Nicole Pankiewicz, College of Coastal Georgia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches…

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International April 3, 2023

Migrant deaths in Mexico put spotlight on US policy that shifted immigration enforcement south

by Raquel Aldana, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The fire-related deaths of at least 39 migrants in a detention facility in…

National March 30, 2023

Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, showing he, like all other presidents, is not an imperial king

by Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin [first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump on…

Gun violence March 30, 2023

Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition

by Michael J. Klein, New York University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school…

Economy March 23, 2023

Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation

by Jeffery S. Bredthauer, University of Nebraska Omaha; Arabinda Basistha, West Virginia University; Joerg Bibow, Skidmore College, and Marketa Wolfe, Skidmore College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

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National March 21, 2023

Secession is here: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America

by Michael J. Lee, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, wants a “national divorce.” In…

Economy March 20, 2023

The collapse of major US banks leads to bills calling for more regulation

by V. Gerard (Jerry) Comizio, American University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Silicon Valley and Signature banks failed in early March 2023, government regulators…

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