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Tensions in Asia may soon boil over. If U.S. leaders fail to seek pathways to peace, the consequences may be grim, warns former National Security Council member.
The DOJ has found excessive use of force in the Baltimore, Ferguson and Chicago police departments. Could a solution be found by seeing the police as victims of violence as well?
According to widely-cited estimates, world food production must double by 2050 to keep up with population growth. New research challenges this target and calls for balancing growth with conservation.
Trump’s orders on deportations and immigration enforcement signal a hard-line approach without consideration for important factors in the lives of migrants.
King led one of the most successful resistance movements in American history. It was related to his Christian faith. He urged his followers to emulate the love that Christ epitomized.
Research shows empathy itself does not have any limits. If it appears limited, it is because of people’s goals, values and choices.
The first US Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up in 1999. Here’s why truth commissions matter today.
Their critiques may be more gentle, their attacks more circumspect – but they are resonant nonetheless. And when filmmakers like Farhadi confront Trump, they’re on familiar turf: They’ve seen his type back home.
Nine out of 10 rural places experienced increases in diversity from 1990 to 2010. Data show a more diverse future is guaranteed across all of America, and there’s no going back.
A unique poll from Penn State’s McCourtney Institute for Democracy tracks how the nation is feeling.
Data since 1950s show Americans have always been wary of refugees. A public opinion expert explains current attitudes toward Syrian refugees and what it means for building consensus on policy.
In the 19th century, critics and audiences thought blacks were incapable of singing as well as their white, European counterparts. Greenfield forced them to reconcile their ears with their racism.
The National Endowment for the Arts is on the chopping block…again. But this time, the ideological justifications don’t pass muster.
Recognizing that the game itself is often lopsided and boring, the NFL, through the years, has worked to minimize its significance.
A recent decision by the International Olympic Committee has cheerleading under consideration for Tokyo 2020. But its very status as a sport has constantly been questioned.
American attitudes toward smart guns are complex and do not necessarily follow the patterns we might expect.
The graphic novel has become a literary phenomenon, but the name doesn’t adequately describe the medium’s flexibility, diversity and potential.
Leaders are worried US leadership on global issues like climate change will be diminished under President Trump. Experts explain why China is ready to lead, and how that could be a good thing.
The nation needed a full-throated rebuttal to the nativism, racism and misogyny that characterized the president-elect’s campaign. Obama failed to deliver.
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
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Professor of Entomology and Director, Center for Pollinator Research, Penn State
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Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications & Professor of Telecommunications, Penn State
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Teaching Professor, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor of Law, Penn State
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Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State
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Distinguished Professor of Modern History, Penn State
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Assistant Research Professor of Entomology, Penn State
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Associate Research Professor of Food Science, Penn State
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Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology and Labor and Employment Relations, Penn State
