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Religion was a common theme in some of the cases to come before the nine justices in the recently concluded Supreme Court term. Three experts help explain what is at stake.
Should people be compelled to take the vaccine? Should you feel guilty for skipping the line? And what about parts of the world where vaccines aren’t readably available? Ethicists have it covered.
Across the US, politicians, activists and transgender people are fighting over the right to access transgender medical care. Rarely is the care itself actually discussed. This is that discussion.
Some skeptics say that the growing prevalence of transgender teens is a fad. But history and some recent research show it’s not so simple.
A PBS documentary has reinitiated conversations about the influence of Billy Graham. Here are three articles that describe the impact and the enduring legacy of the famed preacher.
Violence is a tough but necessary subject to address. Here are four articles on how to speak to your child about violence.
As more people get vaccinated and different facets of society slowly reopen, challenges remain in the nation’s quest to get back to normal. Here are five articles that help illuminate the path.
The House passed a bill creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children. Here’s what you need to know about the Dreamers and DACA.
So far, most vaccines in the US are mRNA vaccines. These represent a new technology and are likely to take over the vaccine world. But how do they work? What are their weaknesses? Five experts explain.
Four articles from The Conversation US archive provide context and analysis on the historic legislation.
There are a lot of questions about the point of putting on trial someone who is no longer in office.
Ostensibly protesting an election they may have thought was stolen, their actions fed a larger set of goals that American militants are seizing upon to take more extreme action.
Different groups carried their own symbols at the riot, but they all share a common idea.
Five scholars explain different aspects of the history, workings and effects of the Electoral College.
The US economy’s record pandemic plunge was followed swiftly by a record upswing. But what does it all mean?
Explanations of how the US election system works, the history of how it got that way and what effects and significance those mechanisms have on the nation today.
Scholars explain how they know people can trust vote-by-mail systems.
Scientists explain what you need to know about the COVID-19 risks in the air, from how aerosols form to how to keep kids safe on a school bus.
How climate change and other human actions have combined to create conditions for explosive wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington state.
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University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
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