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Cellphone data can show who coronavirus patients interacted with, which can help isolate infected people before they feel ill. But how digital contact tracing is implemented matters.
Much of the world is moving online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Society's newly increased dependence on the internet is bringing the need for good cyber policy into sharp relief.
After half a century of ambiguous policy regarding LGBTQ inclusion, the United Methodist Church may well split up in May.
At the Jan. 14 debate, held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, six candidates clashed on jobs, Iran and more.
The United States may violate the World Trade Organisation rules if it punishes South Africa for adopting a new copyright bill, explain two US trade experts.
A task force has been assembled in the US Senate to fight anti-Semitism. A specialist in Jewish-American history says the group has a big job ahead of it. Anti-Semitism has a long history in the US.
When the Rio Treaty was signed in 1947, an opportunity was missed to promote democracy in Latin America.
A proposed merger between two of America's largest textbook companies could lead to problems that go well beyond price hikes, a scholar on textbooks and digital learning warns.
The U.K. prime minister sought to suppress Parliamentary opponents, saying he – not they – represents the will of the British people. It put Queen Elizabeth II in a real bind.
The color of American money goes back to the British colonies.
New research suggests women-led startups can experience more rapid employment growth than those run by men in certain scenarios.
Eleven percent of Americans spend more than half of their paycheck on housing. These households rate their health as lower and are less likely to have access to enough nutritious food.
A person in the US can expect to live an average of 78.8 years. But that number can change by decades depending on the community they come from.
Un sociólogo entrevistó a cientos de inmigrantes en Nueva York, Barcelona y París. Le contaron que hacen esas ciudades, tanto bien como mal, para integrar residentes nacidos en el extranjero.
A sociologist interviewed hundreds of immigrants in New York, Barcelona and Paris. Here's what they say those cities get right — and do wrong — when integrating foreign-born residents.
Bolivia's populist leader has been in office for 12 years. He's a thorn in the US's side and an ally of the late Hugo Chávez. Now he's running for a fourth term. But that doesn't make him a dictator.
Trump justice officials portray the Salvadoran gang MS-13 as a powerful drug cartel staffed with criminal undocumented immigrants. That's a dangerous mistake if you actually want to prevent violence.
With many men 'missing' from the population in the aftermath of the 1918 flu, women stepped into public roles that hadn't previously been open to them.
Why are people from some states so much healthier than others? Despite what you may hear, it's not just about genetics or poor choices.
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Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, American University
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Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Technology, Law & Security Program, American University
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Assistant Professor of Health Studies, American University
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Ph.D. Student of History, American University
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Associate Professor of History, American University
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Professor of History, American University
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Research Fellow, American University
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Professor of Linguistics Emerita, American University
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Professor and Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women's & Gender History and Director of the Jewish Studies Program, American University
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American University
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Research Associate Professor, American University
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PhD Candidate in American History, American University
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Law Professor, American University
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Senior Fellow, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University
