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Equity & Justice May 16, 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…

Energy May 15, 2025

Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

by Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The…

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Labor May 15, 2025

Trump is making it easier to fire federal workers, but they have some legal protections – 3 essential reads

by Amy Lieberman, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration is moving ahead with policy changes that would make it easier to…

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Science and Technology May 15, 2025

Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

by Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] High-performance computing, or HPC for short, might sound like something only scientists use in…

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Health Care May 14, 2025

Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake

by Jane Tavares, UMass Boston and Marc Cohen, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republicans in Congress intend to cut about US$880 billion in…

Health Care May 13, 2025

Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.

This article by Tony Leys first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Tony Leys May 12, 2025 SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf…

Justice May 13, 2025

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within…

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Education May 12, 2025

Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way

by Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to…

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Science and Technology May 12, 2025

Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk

by Christine Coughlin, Wake Forest University and Nancy M. P. King, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the Trump administration continues to…

Science and Technology May 9, 2025

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

by Bruce J. MacFadden, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A…

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