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Science and Technology May 5, 2023

The thinking error that makes people susceptible to climate change denial

by Jeremy P. Shapiro, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Cold spells often bring climate change deniers out in force on social…

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Elections May 2, 2023

A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. States already are.

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 30, 2023 A top Republican election lawyer recently caused a stir when she…

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Justice May 1, 2023

SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid

by Kelsey Pukelis, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part…

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Health Care May 1, 2023

Cannabis-derived products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – two immunologists explain the medicinal benefits and potential risks

by Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] These days you see signs for…

Health Care May 1, 2023

Anti-abortion legal strategy revives Comstock moral purity laws of late 1800s

by Elisha Brown, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 When officials in a small New Mexico city sued the governor…

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Education May 1, 2023

Georgia K-12 panel could soon erase ‘woke’ words like ‘diverse’ from training rules

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 What’s the difference between diversity and difference? Would you rather your…

Officials shoveling dirt in Chattahoochee RiverLands groundbreaking ceremony (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier)

Chattahoochee RiverLands April 30, 2023

Groundbreaking held for Mableton trailhead of the Chattahoochee RiverLands

Cobb County residents, non-profit organization leaders, public officials, and Georgia’s U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff gathered at Discovery Park in Mableton last Monday for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chattahoochee RiverLands’…

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Marietta April 29, 2023

Marietta home to one of first medical cannabis dispensaries in Georgia

By Rebecca Gaunt When HB 885, to legalize medical cannabis, died on Sine Die of the Georgia legislature in 2014, Jimmy J-Bo Wages turned to his daughter Sydney with tears…

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National April 27, 2023

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

by Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry…

Media April 25, 2023

Tucker Carlson’s departure and Fox News’ expensive legal woes show the problem with faking ‘authenticity’

by Jacob L. Nelson, University of Utah, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For decades, Fox News thrived because the people behind it understood what their…

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