Financial exploitation: Federal plan to drop overdraft fees to as low as $3 faces rebuff from banks
The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest move by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to...
Defenders of Irpin honored at Bucha memorial on second anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv region
On the second anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv region from Russian invaders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the raising of the State Flag of Ukraine on the flagpole of the Memorial to the Defenders of the Bucha Community. By the end of March 2022,...
Wisconsin voters set to decide on Republican-backed ballot measures aimed to restrict voting rights
Wisconsin voters are set to decide whether to make it unconstitutional to accept private grant money to help administer state elections, one of two Republican-backed ballot measures that Democrats say are meant to make it harder to conduct elections in the...
Punishing the poor: Study examines the relationships between jail conditions and jail deaths
By Jessica L. Adler, Associate Professor of History, Florida International University The family of Samuel Lawrence, one of 10 people to die in Georgia’s Fulton County Jail in 2023, is fighting for answers and accountability. “I got to think about him every day of my...
Conspiracy theories: Fear of political violence grows as the 2024 presidential campaign heats up
The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away. As the 2024 presidential...
Pundit proliferation: From public intellectuals to political operatives who profit from spewing opinions
By Mike McDevitt, Professor of journalism and media studies, University of Colorado Boulder Walter Lippmann, who lived from 1889 to 1974, was an early and prime example of the public intellectual as pundit commenting on news of the day. Lippmann, a Pulitzer Prize...
Library exodus: Conservative political groups use book ban ideology to attack advocacy association
After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters. The local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher priority for removal, and...
Making love pay: The astonishing rise of LGBTQ+ romance in popular literature
By Christine Larson, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder; and Ashley Carter, PhD Student in Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder A major transformation is underway in Romancelandia. Once upon a time, romance novels from major U.S....
Asking about sex: Census Bureau navigates public opinion on gender identity as it plans for 2030 count
The U.S. Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. People have opinions. Dozens of health officials, civil rights groups, individuals, and businesses have weighed in about how the statistical agency should ask about sexual orientation and gender identity...
Self-test kits for HIV were designed to empower those at risk but may not lead to actual HIV treatment
By Oluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Iowa; Engelbert Bain Luchuo, Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg; and Oluwaseun Abdulganiyu Badru, Ph.D. Candidate in Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa...
Protective policies: Why Trans youth in Wisconsin feel less safe at school than their LGBTQ+ peers
Transgender and LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to report unsafe school climates and mental health concerns than their cisgender, heterosexual peers, according to research by graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Only 66 percent of Wisconsin’s trans...
Hoarding of wealth: The necessity of America transitioning from a “Me Society” to a “We Society”
There are basically two models for social organization, regardless of all the names. They are “me societies” and “we societies.” Russia, for example, is today a classic example of a “me society.” The nation is run by a small cabal of “me-me-me” oligarchs, who own or...
