The financial ravages caused by COVID-19 will particularly impact Black seniors.
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Marc Cohen, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jane Tavares, University of Massachusetts Boston
New data shows the Great Recession hurt older, poorer Blacks and Hispanics the most. The pandemic downturn is likely to be even worse for them.
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Politics/Election '20
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Regina Smyth, Indiana University
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, gravely ill from a suspected poisoning, brought a new type of opposition to Russia in tune with popular concerns and aimed at finding common ground.
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Lynn Marie Stephen, University of Oregon
Reports of rape, domestic abuse and murdered women are way up in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and beyond since the coronavirus. But Latin America has long been one of the most dangerous places to be a woman.
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Susan Orr, The College at Brockport, State University of New York; James Johnson, University of Rochester
Voting at home is safe from fraud and disease, but gives up a key advantage of in-person voting at official polling places: a secure, safe environment where everyone can cast their ballot secretly.
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Economy + Business
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John Logan, San Francisco State University
Unionization is at a record low in part thanks to the tactics these firms use on behalf of companies and other organizations.
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Ethics + Religion
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Colin Marshall, University of Washington
A philosopher argues that wearing masks could be tied to living up to the standards of one's social group and recognizing that could help in persuading anti-maskers.
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Science + Technology
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Ben Bramble, Princeton University
Challenge trials – purposefully exposing volunteers to the coronavirus – could speed up the development of a vaccine. But there are serious ethical concerns with this approach.
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Tate Paulette, North Carolina State University
Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it differed from today’s beer and was enjoyed by people from all walks of life.
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John Chang, University of California San Diego
Researchers discover clues to the origin of inflammatory bowel disease and a possible strategy for treatment.
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William Petri, University of Virginia
As grim as things are with the pandemic raging in the US and the mounting death toll, there are many reasons to be optimistic there will be a vaccine by early next year.
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Monica Gandhi, University of California, San Francisco
In places where everyone wears a mask, cases of COVID-19 seem to be less severe. Evidence from labs and outbreaks suggests that masks protect not only others, but the person wearing the mask, too.
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Penny Venetis, Rutgers University Newark
In lawsuits across the country, the GOP and Trump campaign are trying to stop or dramatically curtail mail-in voting. Courts have largely sided with them, threatening massive disenfranchisement.
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