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Listing a violent extremist group as ‘terrorist’ makes it illegal for any American to offer the organization financial support.
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A scholar of militia activity observes extremists stepping back into the public sphere after a few years of being less visible.
Events that the media describe as ‘apocalyptic’ reflect changing anxieties about the future.
Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable.
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Confinement was the essence of Linda Martell’s brief career as a country star in the 1970s – and it’s the exact sort of fate that Beyoncé has sought to avoid.
Her new album, ‘Cowboy Carter,’ arrives at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to crack.
Israel’s foundational social contract – that the government would keep Israelis safe – was severed with the deadly attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
From the pre-Roe years to today, country musicians have written about the realities of life with restrictions on reproductive rights.
How did the letter x get its enduring role as a symbol of the unknown? A mathematician explains why it’s hard to say for sure.
Since Facebook removed online hate groups and individuals from its platform, extremist groups are increasingly organizing in more discreet ways.
During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
The founder of a violent anti-government group has been sent to prison for seditious conspiracy. Experts explain what that means.
Generative AIs may make up information they serve you, meaning they may potentially spread science misinformation. Here’s how to check the accuracy of what you read in an AI-enhanced media landscape.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is just one of many artists from Appalachia who are probing the crisis in their work, while taking pains to ensure that it doesn’t define the region and its people.
The Biden administration is finalizing the first federal limits on two compounds, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These so-called ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to numerous health effects.
A House committee released details of Trump’s tax returns from his time in office – and they show he paid zilch in 2020.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middlebury
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Director of Research, Academic Development, and Innovation at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury
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Professor of Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Professor of Psychology Emerita, Middlebury
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Director of Research for the Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Professor of Classics, Middlebury
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Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Middlebury
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middlebury
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Professor of Anthropology, Middlebury
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Professor of Practice and Director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Middlebury
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Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies, Middlebury
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Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Middlebury
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Professor of American Studies and English, Middlebury
