The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly in this period of great geopolitical divisions.
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A scholar of politics and religion explains how anti-LGBTQ laws are being used to distract the public from governance failures in many parts of the world.
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In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving decisions about the legality of abortion back to states, voters and state legislatures have made their preferences on abortion clear.
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Precautions taken in response to COVID-19 explain some but not all of the recent long delays in getting a passport.
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Science, Boston University
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Clinical Professor of Applied Human Development, Boston University
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Professor and Chair, Occupational Therapy; and Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
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Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University
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Doctoral Candidate in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Boston University
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Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Ph.D. Student in Religion, Boston University
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Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Boston University
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Religion, Boston University
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Professor of Health Law and Professor of Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Religion & Society, Boston University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University
