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More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations.
Studies about warning labels aimed at protecting privacy raise red flags about Apple’s efforts to keep kids from sharing sexually explicit material.
Russia’s Central Election Commission announced results that give a strong majority to United Russia. It was met with skepticism, if little surprise.
A growing number of countries and companies have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier. But there’s a catch – they still plan to keep emitting greenhouse gases.
You have evolved to tap into the wisdom of the crowds. But on social media your cognitive biases can lead you astray, something organized disinformation campaigns count on.
For much of the country’s history, the Republican Party was the party of Lincoln and racial equality, and the Democratic Party backed Jim Crow laws and white supremacy. The two parties switched.
Larger shares of Asian, Black and Hispanic people are donating to these nonprofits, compared with white donors. They are also more likely to give to others through less formal channels.
You have evolved to tap into the wisdom of the crowds. But on social media your cognitive biases can lead you astray.
Global spending on product placements is expected to top $23 billion in 2021, about a 14% increase over the previous year.
Needs will continue in Haiti and New Orleans – and for Afghan refugees – long past the point when most donors will have found new priorities.
Deobandi Islam, the religious school that the Taliban draw their ideology from, was set up in 19th century India to educate Muslim youth.
Two economists explain what insurers can and can’t do to factor vaccination status into their coverage and rates.
When the US invaded Afghanistan in late 2001, Afghans had endured 22 years of war. The Taliban were on the rise. Little has changed after an additional 20 years of war and suffering.
Despite a 27% approval rating, Putin’s United Russia party can maintain its legislative majority in September through manipulation and fraud, says an expert on Russian elections.
Most Americans support clean energy in principle, but what will they do when wind turbines or high-voltage transmission lines come to town?
Winners of a new gender-equity contest do an array of work that includes helping caregivers and trying to reduce intimate-partner violence.
A terse piece of legislation from 1996 has been credited with creating the internet as we know it – and blamed for the flood of misinformation and other ills that have come with it.
When white philanthropists made large gifts to these schools in the 19th century and early 20th century, many insisted upon a vocational focus for Black higher ed.
Nonprofits rarely get money they are free to spend on any purpose.
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Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Business, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, Indiana University
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Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs Emeritus, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Biology, Indiana University
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Ph.D. Student in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of History, Indiana University
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Professor of Law and Louis F. Niezer Faculty Fellow, Indiana University
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Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
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Research Fellow, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
