Students in an advanced bachelor’s degree seminar in the Bard Prison Initiative at Eastern New York Correctional Facility.
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Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College
A scholar who has taught in prison weighs in on 'College Behind Bars,' which airs Nov. 25 and 26 on PBS. The documentary prompts viewers to consider the importance of higher education in prison.
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Health + Medicine
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Cody A. Siciliano, Vanderbilt University
One in six US adults binge drinks, consuming about seven drinks per binge. A new study can predict which mice are hardwired to binge drink. Is it possible to do the same for humans?
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Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University
Just how big a problem are medical bankruptcies? For someone going through one, it's devastating. And it happens far more often than you might think.
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Cosby Stone, Vanderbilt University
A form of vitamin E could be behind recent vaping illnesses and death, as the vitamin was not meant to go into the lungs. Lax oversight of products and supplements only worsens the situation.
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Politics + Society
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David A. Frank, University of Oregon
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges Wednesday, both the charges and Netanyahu's response to them were reminiscent of the situation President Trump is in.
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Ari Lightman, Carnegie Mellon University
This election season, the public is closely watching how social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are handling political ads.
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Mieczysław P. Boduszyński, Pomona College
Distrust of the US – even if misplaced – can linger for decades, thwarting Washington’s foreign policy goals. A former US diplomat in Iraq reflects on that country's skepticism of US aid efforts.
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Angélica Durán-Martínez, University of Massachusetts Lowell
A series of brazen, highly visible attacks by Mexican drug cartels have killed at least 50 people in the past month, terrorizing citizens and making the government look weak on crime.
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From our International Editions
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David Rothery, The Open University
Saturn's largest moon has been fully mapped for the first time.
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Tiago Ratinho, IÉSEG School of Management
In major cities around the world, dockless scooters and bikes are everywhere, yet the companies themselves are often breathtakingly short-lived. Basic economic concepts give us clues why.
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Lisa Zanotti, Diego Portales University; José Rama, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Spain's proposed coalition could succeed, even without a majority in parliament.
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Trey Malone
Michigan State University
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