How members of America’s two parties view the country – and its place in the world – might explain this phenomenon.
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There’s no First Amendment in the workplace, which leaves worker activists at the whim of their employers.
The New York Times reporters who broke the Weinstein story show how lawyers – whether ones who represented him or his victims – enabled the movie mogul’s wrongdoing.
How mathematically proficient are you? And do you have the skills to back up your level of math confidence? The answers to those questions may have ramifications for your financial and physical health.
Today, companies often take stances on social issues. A professor of brand responsibility compares ally brands with advocates.
Armstrong always insisted that he said, ‘That’s one small step for a man.’ Yet everyone omits the ‘a’ when they repeat the quote. A linguist tries to get to the bottom of what happened.
A decision-making process that relies on intuitive feelings rather than careful deliberation invites a host of biases that make bad decisions and disproportional consequences far more likely.
A photo of a drowned father and his 23-month-old daughter at the US-Mexico border has prompted horror and outrage on social media. Can it spur aid for migrants?
Geophysicists use sound waves to build a picture of the magma and rock beneath this active volcano, most of which is underwater. It’s like CT scanning the Earth.
Environ un enfant sur dix qui a subi une commotion cérébrale aura des problèmes à long terme. Mais les erreurs de diagnostic sont fréquentes, empêchant un suivi adéquat.
About one in ten children who have suffered concussion are thought to have long-term problems.
Many tourists hold an outdated romanticized image of an abandoned temple emerging from the jungle. But research around Angkor Wat suggests its collapse might be better described as a transformation.
Julian Assange’s indictment under the Espionage Act, a sweeping law with heavy penalties for unauthorized receiving or disclosing of classified information, poses a threat to press freedom.
While the Brown vs. Board of Education case is often celebrated for ordering school desegregation, history shows many black people in the city where the case began opposed integrated schools.
Government produces millions of pages of records every day: studies, reports, memos, emails, budgets and more. These reports belong to the public, but increasingly, lawmakers are trying to hide them.
The US indicted WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange for conspiring to hack into a government computer. But the prosecution of Assange may also pose a risk to the rights of journalists in the US.
Decades of wildfire suppression have allowed flammable fuels to pile up in US forests. Scientists and managers say careful use of planned fires can reduce risks of large, out-of-control burns.
From Ford to Facebook, companies have long used benefits to mold employee behavior – even incentivizing the ‘right’ kind of lifestyle.
The Notre Dame Cathedral was long a powerful symbol of church authority - but it wasn’t static. The design kept changing to keep up with the changing times.
The rise of black comedy to explain Venezuela’s chaos recalls an old saying in the crisis-stricken South American country: ‘Laugh so you don’t cry.’
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
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Professor Emeritus of History and Labor Education, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Judy and Hugh Oliphant Research Scholar, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon
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Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of History, University of Oregon
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Knight Chair of Special Education, University of Oregon
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Research Associate, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Oregon
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PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of Oregon
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Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
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Professor Emerita of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of History, University of Oregon
