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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…

U.S. Congress January 16, 2023

U.S. to hit debt limit much sooner than expected, thrusting Congress into showdown

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 15, 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will hit its borrowing limit this…

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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…

Blow up of sun image ontitle page of De thermis Andreae Baccii Elpidiani, civis Romani .... by Andrea Bacci, published posthumously in 1622.

Business January 12, 2023

Georgia’s U.S. senators, governor trumpet major expansion by solar panel maker QCells

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 11, 2023 Solar panel manufacturer Qcells plans to expand its Dalton plant –…

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…

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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…

Austell January 5, 2023

‘Create Austell’ to hold launch party at Austell CoWork on January 14th

A new organization, ‘Create Austell’ will hold a launch party on January 14, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. The location of the event is Austell CoWork, 2760 Broad Street…

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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