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Policy July 21, 2024

Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ is just the latest action plan from a group with an over 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking

by Zachary Albert, Brandeis University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the 2024 presidential election heats up, some people are hearing about the Heritage Foundation…

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Immigration July 21, 2024

After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives

by Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Texas once had a law that allowed public schools to charge tuition for undocumented immigrant…

Justice July 21, 2024

Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering

by Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Two recent Supreme Court rulings on congressional redistricting will have starkly different consequences for…

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Opinion July 19, 2024

Georgia Is Among The Best States In America To Do Business

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The USA economy is number one in the world, outpacing China, especially in the category of GDP per capita. The…

Politics July 18, 2024

How Trump’s appeal to nostalgia deliberately evokes America’s more-racist, more-sexist past

by Spencer Goidel, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s a reason Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is working hard to evoke nostalgia: People…

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Law Enforcement July 17, 2024

Trump assassination attempt reveals a major security breakdown – but doesn’t necessarily heighten the risk for political violence, a former FBI official explains

by Javed Ali, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As investigators analyze what led 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks to try to assassinate former…

Politics July 15, 2024

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

by Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13,…

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Aging July 15, 2024

States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived.

This article by Jordan Rau first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jordan Rau, KFF Health News July 12, 2024 For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call…

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Politics July 11, 2024

Surprise: American voters actually largely agree on many issues, including topics like abortion, immigration and wealth inequality

by Dante Chinni, Michigan State University and Ari Pinkus, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the presidential election campaign heats up, media…

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