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By Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama When it comes to sharing content of children on social media, particularly via sponsored posts and brand deals, what is legal is not always what is ethical. Influencer...

Wisconsin, which once provided a driver’s license pathway for residents who entered the country illegally, now leaves them with few safe options. “Antonio’s” daily commute to work could end with his family being torn apart. Antonio, not his real name, is among...

By Brian Urlacher, Department Chair and Professor, Political Science & Public Administration, University of North Dakota President George W. Bush and his administration put forward a variety of reasons to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In the months before...

By Jason Oliver Evans, Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, University of Virginia With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism and increasing income inequality, some scholars and activists are soul-searching about the Black church’s role in today’s...

By Phil Zuckerman, Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College About six months ago, Americans’ belief in God hit an all-time low. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, the percentage of people who believe in God has dropped from 98% in the 1950s to 81%...

Have you heard about the national personal care shortage? If you work in the aging and disability fields or have a friend or loved one who relies on these services daily, I’m sure you have. But most people don’t know about the current crisis. According to the U.S....

By Andrew Stokes, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University; Dielle Lundberg, Research Assistant in the Department of Global Health, Boston University; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota;...

By Julian Maxwell Hayter, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. As a scholar of American voting...

By H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University Events like the riots in Brazil, the January 6, 2021, insurrection two years before it and the mass shooting at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub each occurred after...

By Christopher H. Evans, Professor of the History of Christianity, Boston University As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged public...