By Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
Despite the headwinds that have cratered support for Donald Trump – high prices, the Iran war, corruption – many of Trump’s MAGA loyalists still back him. A scholar who studies MAGA looks at why.
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By Dante Chinni, Director, American Communities Project, Michigan State University
Ari Pinkus, Manager, American Communities Project, Michigan State University
Inflation is causing real economic pain. Worries about healthcare costs have jumped sharply. And 7 in 10 Americans believe the country is in decline.
That is the landscape for the 2026 midterm election, according…
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By Thomas Buchmueller, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
Helen Levy, Research Professor in Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan
Some options that might look like health insurance actually aren’t – and they may leave you stranded with large, unexpected medical expenses.
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By Jennifer Rich, Professor of Sociology, Rowan University
After the Holocaust, Eastern European survivors collaborated on memorial books called ‘yizker bikher’ – one way to reclaim their neighbors’ lives and memories.
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By Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Research Associate Professor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has allowed NASA, private companies, universities and nonprofits alike to launch satellites, spacecraft and even astronauts to orbit.
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By Caitlyn Collins, Associate Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
Chloe Gibbs, Director, Early Childhood Policy Lab, University of Notre Dame
Improving both supply and quality of childcare has been the focus of several states trying to find solutions on their own.
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By Sujeong Park, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Addiction Studies, Penn State
Billing errors, testing and questions about new symptoms can lead to unexpected bills, making some patients wary to go back for their next checkup.
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By Lara B Aknin, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Kelsey O'Connor, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
Säde Stenlund, Postdoctoral Researcher, Public Health, University of Turku
When the pioneers of modern happiness research shared insights on living well, one research-backed theme kept emerging: the importance of other people.
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By Elvis Korku Avenyo, Associate Professor of Development Economics, DSTI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development, University of Johannesburg
Gideon Ndubuisi, Assistant Professor of Economics, Delft University of Technology
Solar and wind could bring women jobs and businesses in Ghana and South Africa, but governments must overturn inequalities in access to skills, loans and assets.
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By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement and Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
The current global economic situation is confusing. On the one hand it’s characterised by inflation, and food and other critical supply shortages caused by the wars in Ukraine and the Gulf states. On the other, by optimism and economic growth caused by the boom in AI investments.
The situation both poses threats and offers opportunities to Africa.
On…
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