By Ken Chitwood, Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University
Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is more than a global music phenomenon; he’s a bona fide symbol of Puerto Rico.
The church choir boy turned “King of Latin Trap” has songs, style and swagger that reflect the island’s mix of pride,…
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By Rohan Grover, Assistant Professor of AI and Media, American University
Josh Widera, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025, privacy and medical justice advocates sounded the alarm. They warned that the move could trigger all kinds of public…
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By Robin Lin Miller, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
Protecting public health abroad benefits Americans.
In a globalized world, diseases and their social and economic impacts do not stay within national boundaries. Increased rates of untreated HIV in any part of the world increase the risk of transmission for U.S. citizens.
Changes made in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term to address the global HIV epidemic, however, may not keep Americans safe.
In September 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced its…
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By Vamsi Kanuri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame
These findings support a paradox: When a business handles a problem well, its customers can become more loyal than if no problem had occurred.
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By Olayinka Ajala, Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
Despite the number of fatalities from terrorism in Nigeria, it is difficult to delineate the killings based on religious affiliations.
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By Gavin George, Programe Leader, Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal
A “blesser” is typically an older, relatively wealthier man who provides a younger woman with money, gifts, school fees or lifestyle access in exchange for a relationship that includes sex. Similar arrangements exist around the world, often called “sugar-daddy” relationships, but the South African version is closely tied to extreme inequality, youth unemployment, and a culture in which conspicuous consumption carries strong social currency. As a result, “blesser” has become a mainstream, even aspirational term among some young…
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By Leila Patel, Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
There is now a growing global consensus that additional measures are needed to support the agency of social protection beneficiaries. Such support will strengthen their self-sustaining livelihoods and pathways that would accelerate social and economic improvements and participation in the labour market, and promote wider social and political stability.
For instance, emerging…
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By Anne-Marie McAlinden, Professor, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast
The UK’s grooming gangs inquiry appears to be in turmoil before it has even started, following the resignation of several women from its victim liaison panel. Their complaints related mainly to appointments to chair the inquiry and the potential for its focus to be widened.
The difficulties facing the inquiry have led Reform UK’s Nigel Farage to describe it as “dead in the water”. After years of investigation and controversy over this topic, how did it come to this?
The issue of…
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By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
James Canton, Lecturer in Literature, University of Essex
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
Those silver strands could be an outward sign of the body’s own intricate defences against cancer, a recent study in mice has shown.
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