The revolution begun by Syrians exactly eight years ago has been won – by the murderous leader they rebelled against. But the struggle for freedom, dignity and justice Syrians launched is not over.
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On the eighth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, scholar Wendy Pearlman writes about the people who risked their lives and raised their voices to fight the oppressive rule of Bashar al-Assad.
This is not the first time the district has dealt with a contested election. Last time, there was no redo.
The government has been partially closed since Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record. A finance professor who studied the 2013 shutdown explains the economic impact.
With President Trump insisting on funding for his border wall and Democrats vehemently opposed, a partial government shutdown is possible. Here's what it could mean for the economy.
As health care grows more digital, an array of health apps promise to track steps, count heartbeats and look at moles. But without more FDA oversight, could we be shooting ourselves in the foot?
Universitas tidak pernah menjadi arena netral yang bisa diisolir dari proses politik.
Universities are never a neutral ground that can be isolated from political processes.
Everybody has a personal internal clock in their brain that dictates when we feel like eating, waking and sleeping. But what happens when our life doesn't match our body clock? And how do we read it?
Many Americans seem to like seeing communist ideas in action, but have a visceral reaction to the word ‘communism.’ Might it be time to refresh an old ideology with a new set of terms?
While Donald Trump's election may seem to US voters to present unprecedented questions of legitimacy, such questions were first asked more than a century ago, in an election that turned on bicycles.
More interracial couples are appearing on TV and in advertising. But is media exposure enough to change attitudes?
Two men were convicted in 1859 of violating the Fugitive Slave Act. They had rescued a runaway slave from slave hunters in Ohio, one of the small acts of resistance that led to the Civil War.
Corruption has made hurricane Caribbean countries' recovery less efficient and more expensive, new research shows. Misuse of funds may also trigger more disaster-related deaths.
Dehumanizing insults have become more common in political discourse. Psychology research has shown that they can prime us for violence – and even change our brains.
Most people think of entrepreneurship as a young person's game. But the highest-growth firms in the US come from entrepreneurs who are 45 years old.
Pity the poor night owls of the world, who already must adjust to a life that doesn't align with their natural sleep patterns. Now it appears that being a night owl even raises the risk of death.
President Trump is having trouble finding a lawyer. But other presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, have obtained outside legal counsel easily, even from attorneys who disagree with their politics.
Despite strong evidence that human activities have altered the climate, not everyone sees the risks. New research explains why some people seem blind to the signs of climate change.
The 2013 shutdown offers some clues as to what the impact will be now after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree to a short-term spending deal.
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PhD Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
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Psychology Researcher, Northwestern University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University
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Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, J. L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
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Schuette Clinical Fellow in Health and Human Rights, Northwestern University
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Graduate Student in History, Northwestern University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
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Harry R. Horrow Professor in International Law, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor of Neurology, Northwestern University
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Michael L. Millenson is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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PhD Student, Northwestern University
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Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine and Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
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Assistant Professor of Finance, Northwestern University
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Williams Memorial Professor of Law, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
