#A rebranding of ‘freedom’?

“#A rebranding of ‘freedom’?” According to recent Gallup polls, socialism is now more popular than capitalism among Democrats and young people, and support for “some form of socialism” among all Americans is at 43% (compared to 25% in 1942). Policies that went unmentioned or were declared out-of-bounds in elections four years ago—a federal jobs guarantee,…

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#Comprehensive study of Latinx U.S. immigration agents shows economic self-interest drives decisions to join ICE

“#Comprehensive study of Latinx U.S. immigration agents shows economic self-interest drives decisions to join ICE” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With the goal of addressing why Latinxs elect to work for agencies that have systematically targeted the ethnic communities to which they belong, David Cortez, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame,…

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#U.S. coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. Here’s what this means for the world

“#U.S. coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. Here’s what this means for the world” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Led by physicians, scientists and epidemiologists, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the most reliable sources of knowledge during disease outbreaks. But now, with the world in…

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#New study shows rural westerners strongly support environmental protections

“#New study shows rural westerners strongly support environmental protections” Rural voters in the American West have a strong commitment to environmental protections and conservation, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Wyoming, Duke University and the University of Rhode Island. This finding holds true even when protections may negatively impact…

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#Simultaneous, reinforcing policy failures led to Flint water crisis, providing lessons during pandemic

“#Simultaneous, reinforcing policy failures led to Flint water crisis, providing lessons during pandemic” Credit: University of Michigan Concurrent failures of federal drinking water standards and Michigan’s emergency manager law reinforced and magnified each other, leading to the Flint water crisis, according to a University of Michigan environmental policy expert. Flint’s experience offers lessons during the…

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#Does voting by mail increase the risk of voter fraud?

“#Does voting by mail increase the risk of voter fraud?” Recent research has found that mail voting increases participation by a few percentage points, and does not meaningfully benefit one party over the other. Credit: Shutterstock.com We are living in the midst of a global pandemic. And there is a bitter partisan debate unfolding on…

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