October 7 anniversary: Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally in opposition across the world
Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across Europe, North Africa, and Asia on October 6 on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. The events on October 6 followed massive rallies that took...
Mary McLeod Bethune: How the “First Lady of Negro America” sought to unify the African diaspora
By Ashley Robertson Preston, Assistant Professor of History, Howard University When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site, the DC home of the woman who founded Bethune-Cookman University,...
Statistical gaslighting: Report finds Census categories misrepresent the “street race” of Afro-Latinos
For many Latinos filling out forms that ask for racial and ethnic identification can be daunting and confusing, especially when there is not a box that reflects their identity. This often leaves many Latinos checking Hispanic boxes that do not encompass who they are...
Marinette Marine: Labor shortage at Wisconsin shipyard just part of U.S. Navy’s production woes
The Navy’s ability to build lower-cost warships that can shoot down Houthi rebel missiles in the Red Sea depends in part on a 25-year-old laborer who previously made parts for garbage trucks. Lucas Andreini, a welder at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, in...
Decades of failed “Reaganomics” policies underscore why 25% of Gen X workers expect to never retire
About one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. Gen X, the demographic cohort following the Baby Boomers and preceding Millennials, were born between...
Study finds Trump-era tax cuts contributed to steep decline in charitable giving for higher education
By Jin Lee, Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Policy changes brought on by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which former President Donald Trump signed into law at the end of 2017, appear to have led many...
A doomed pregnancy: Why hospital ERs have turned away women in labor or bleeding despite federal law
Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman did not know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature take its course” before discharging her...
Saving babies one mom at a time: A new beginning for maternity homes after the end of Roe v. Wade
On the wall of the maternity home, painted in large letters, is the motto: “Saving Babies, One Mom at a Time.” For founders Randy and Evelyn James, the home started with one baby, their own. Paul Stefan was the last of their six children, born with a fatal...
Toxic Spills: Why there are safety regulations about transporting hazardous materials across the country
By Michael F. Gorman, Professor of Business Analytics and Operations Management, University of Dayton Ever wonder what those colorful signs with symbols and numbers on the backs of trucks mean? They are just one visible part of a web of regulations that aim to keep...
Economic bite: Study calculates climate change damages will cost about $38 trillion a year by 2049
Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that is not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heating the atmosphere taking the biggest monetary hit, a new study said. The...
Indigenous wisdom: How the book “Dune” became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement
By Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences “Dune,” widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists and inventors envision...
Rural Disasters: Hurricanes grab headlines but inland communities depend on federal aid to survive
Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged in flooding across eastern Kentucky. It was the 13th time in 12 years that Floyd County was declared a federal disaster....
