By Pintu Kumar Mahla, Research Associate at the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
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By Prachi Gala, Associate Professor of Marketing, Kennesaw State University
When corporate crises hit, the public looks to the CEO. From product recalls to workplace discrimination, to customer mistreatment scandals, CEOs are often thrust into the spotlight and forced to apologize. But do the exact words they choose really matter? I’m a
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By Cassie Powell, Assistant Professor of Law, Legal Practice, University of Richmond
One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away. At manufactured home parks – sometimes called trailer parks or mobile home parks – rents are rapidly rising due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. Although private equity’s foray into the housing market is not new, the buyout of mobile home parks by investment firms is on the rise – with…
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By Kaleb Demerew, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Texas A&M University; Institute for Humane Studies
Even countries with similar values and goals can end up in conflict with each other due to forces they cannot fully control.
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By Rachel Porter, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame Jeff Harden, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are more likely to view bipartisanship as a concession, not a tool for advancing policy.
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By Jeremiah Favara, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Gonzaga University
Both men view diversity as a symptom of “woke” culture rather than as a long-standing practice driven by the nature of the all-volunteer force.
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By Jennifer L. Steele, Professor of Education, American University
A person with the average amount of student loans is paying nearly $300 a month, an amount that many people find difficult to meet.
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By Y. Tony Yang, Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Associate Dean, George Washington University Anthony Bald, Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, Fullerton Samantha Gold, PhD Student in Public Policy, Cornell University
When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, communities stay better protected against infectious diseases.
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By Serdar Yalçin, Assistant Professor of Art History, Macalester College
The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder seals. Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in human history, including writing, urbanism and the state. Among these inventions, cylinder seals are perhaps the…
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By Bedassa Tadesse, Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
The US-Africa preferential trade deal – in place for a quarter century – expired on 30 September 2025. It’s far from certain if the trade deal will be renewed and, if so, how. Through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), roughly 35 sub-Saharan African countries could export thousands of products to the American…
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