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Equity & Justice May 30, 2025

Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

by Rodney Coates, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Few issues in the U.S. today are as controversial as diversity, equity and inclusion –…

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Housing May 28, 2025

Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

by Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point….

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Immigration May 26, 2025

The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy

This article by Molly Redden originally appeared on the ProPublica website. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this…

Immigration May 26, 2025

Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

This article by Phil Galewitz and Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Christine Mai-Duc May 23, 2025 President Donald…

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Government & Politics May 21, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs

This article by Robert Faturechi and Brandon Roberts originally appeared on the ProPublica website. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive…

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Health & Wellness May 21, 2025

How Trump Aims To Slash Federal Support for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal May 20, 2025 Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of…

Housing May 21, 2025

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis

by Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked…

Equity & Justice May 19, 2025

Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court reveals deeper questions about judicial authority to halt unlawful policies

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When one judge blocks a president’s policies nationwide, alarm bells ring. Should…

Government & Politics May 19, 2025

Cultivating obedience: Using the Justice Department to attack former officials consolidates power and deters dissent

by Joe Wright, Penn State and Erica Frantz, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During President Donald Trump’s first three months in office,…

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Government & Politics May 16, 2025

Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life

by Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound…

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Business & Economy, Local Business June 28, 2026