By SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia
The founders’ vision of the speaker of the House – a nonpartisan moderator and referee – has yielded to a far more powerful position. But has Speaker Mike Johnson given away his chamber’s power?
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By Cristobal Young, Associate Professor of Sociology, Cornell University
New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, campaigned on a promise to raise the city’s income tax on its richest residents from 3.9% to 5.9%. Combined with the state income tax, which is 10.9% for the top bracket, the increase would cement the city’s position as having the highest taxes on top earners in the country.
It set off a…
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By Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, Assistant Professor of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
Many different types of stress can trigger a headache. Luckily, there are treatments that can help stop your head from pounding.
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By Kobi V. Ajayi, Research Assistant Professor of Maternal and Child Health, Texas A&M University
Rates of preterm births, maternal deaths and other adverse birth outcomes are abysmal across the US, but there are clear strategies that could help the nation reverse course.
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By Wendy Z. Goldman, Professor of History, Carnegie Mellon University
Thirteen Jewish leaders and artists were killed on the ‘Night of the Murdered Poets,’ one of the campaign’s most infamous examples of persecution.
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By Sheneka Williams, Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University
Many high school seniors are currently in the midst of the college application process or are already waiting to hear back from their selected schools.
For high school students in rural parts of the United States, the frantic pace of the college application process can look a bit different. For starters, some of these rural students might not have large numbers of elite universities and colleges coming to admissions fairs in their areas. They might not have all of the required high school courses to attend some of these schools, either, according to
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By Lucy Clarke, Senior Lecturer, Department of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
Across Britain, ponds are quietly vanishing. Reviving them is one of the simplest ways to boost biodiversity and climate resilience.
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By Alicia Denby, Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, Manchester Metropolitan University
If you’re a woman in your 20s, being single may feel like an empowering lifestyle choice. Taking smug delight in the recent Vogue article, Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?, you can rest assured that you’re independent, self-sufficient and living your best life.
From influencer Florence Given’s mantra to “dump him”, to Sabrina…
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By Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, Vice Dean and Professor in Economics, University of East London
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her second budget, in which she raised taxes by £26 billion. This will take the UK tax burden to an all-time high of 38% of GDP by 2030-31. But it will also more than double Reeves’ “fiscal headroom” to £22 billion.
This fiscal headroom – effectively Reeves’ spending buffer – is up from the previous £9 billion, giving the government more flexibility…
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By Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
Infections are becoming harder to treat because the fungi are adapting to survive antifungal drugs – but this isn’t happening by chance.
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