Terminally ill patients in nine states and Washington, DC can use telemedicine to get a doctor's approval to hasten their end of life. But family members must mix the lethal drug cocktail themselves.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s personal battle with polio, and his steady hand while overseeing a national eradication campaign, highlights decisive leadership against a virus that terrified America.
Although jobs are being cut due to COVID-19-related business closures, there are still clever ways to secure meaningful work experience this summer, an internship specialist says.
Not all Americans can take paid leave, and some workers can't take any time off at all if they or their loved ones get sick. Those are big problems during pandemics.
Countries have tried a variety of approaches to contain the spread of COVID-19 – except a coordinated one.
Greek epics remind audiences that leaders need to be able to plan for the future based on what has happened in the past. They need to understand cause and effect.
A reduction in OSHA inspectors may lead to a reduction in workplace safety.
Is making sense of a story more important than getting at its truth? Looking at the treatment of myth in ancient Greece may help us navigate what is true, and whether that matters.
Nine states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that permit assisted dying, but the laws are so restrictive that they are often more hurdle than help.
Children think about politics. And based on surveys from 1950 to today, it seems children hold far less favorable views of the president’s personal characteristics now than they did 70 years ago.
Long in the making, the US administration's Middle East plan was quickly rejected by Palestinian leaders. It was hardly surprising, as they took no part in its drafting.
The Jewish coming-of-age ritual of bar mitzvah evolved to its current form during the time of Enlightenment, when Jewish families feared losing their traditions.
Our dreams of the afterlife need to challenge the idea that only the appearance of youth is worthy.
Despite the headlines, the biggest concerns of students on college campuses are not politics, discrimination or free expression.
A chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade helped save several items during the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. Rarely seen, fire chaplains often take enormous risks to provide support during disasters.
Two labor negotiation experts explain how a 2015 dispute that seemed intractable got resolved, with important lessons for the partial government shutdown.
The traditional role of chaplains is changing. They are increasingly present in social movements such as Occupy, Standing Rock and Black Lives Matter.
Mass murders like the killings at a Pittsburgh synagogue are seen as the work of disturbed individuals. But America has allowed violence to become unexceptional, ignoring its root cause.
The disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is worsening relations between US allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia. An expert on the region believes there may be a way out.
Qatar's decision to aid Turkey in the face of American sanctions against the country may finally be a snub too far for its close relationship with the US.
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Brandeis University
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Dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
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Associate Research Scientist, Maurice & Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Politics and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Lecturer in the School of Arts and Sciences, and Director of the Hiatt Career Center, Brandeis University
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University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
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Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and Social Policy, Brandeis University
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Resident Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
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Executive Director, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, Brandeis University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Senior Scientist, Brandeis University
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Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
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Professor of Sociology and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University
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Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
