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Vladimir Putin has justified his invasion of Ukraine with baseless claims that Ukraine is committing genocide. It isn’t the first time a political leader has cried genocide for political means.
A constitutional law professor provides insight on what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, could mean for how that court works.
In ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Philadelphia schoolteachers go above and beyond for their students – just like real-life urban schoolteachers do every day, says one scholar.
None of our authors can see the future, but many do have expertise that offers insights about what’s reasonable to expect.
Claims the digital divide has been ‘closed’ don’t include the full picture of internet inequality in the United States.
Five articles on the meanings of hope and how to think about resilience, healing and even joy in the midst of this winter’s bleakness.
Smart cities’ focus on technology has made the digital divide worse, not better. The new infrastructure law could change that.
From ‘turkey trot’ to ‘going cold turkey,’ the centerpiece to many Thanksgiving dinners has lent its name to many things. But it also borrowed its name from elsewhere.
Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how closely life and death are interwoven – especially in the COVID era.
Rachel Hadas says that despite the cascade of scary news, humans will adapt, as they always have – and provides evidence of that resilience in the literature she loves and teaches.
The investor has already given half of his $100 billion fortune to charity and he has pledged to disburse nearly all of the rest.
A record 95,079 child migrants had arrived alone at the US’s southern border by July this year. The US is legally responsible for these children, but it is struggling to give them adequate care.
Local institutions and community bonds forged during the turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s helped a vulnerable neighborhood walloped by the pandemic endure.
Since Tyre Nichols’ death there are renewed calls for Congress to pass police reform legislation. But the federal government has almost no control over state and local police departments.
Scientists are working on ways to make lots of energy by converting matter into energy. The trick is keeping the process under control. One possibility is nuclear fusion – the Sun’s power source.
Violence is a tough but necessary subject to address. Here are four articles on how to speak to your child about violence.
Students of color are largely missing out on paid internships working for lawmakers on Capitol Hill, new research has found.
Scholars of policing, law, race and Minnesota history explain the landmark guilty verdicts handed down in the trial for the murder of George Floyd.
La muerte de Floyd, quien era negro, desencadenó una ola de protestas masivas contra el racismo en Estados Unidos. Este es un resumen de importantes investigaciones sobre la violencia policial.
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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Lecturer of Arts, Culture & Media, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Economics, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the International Human Rights Clinic, Rutgers University - Newark
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Rachel Hadas is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Law and Judge Norma Shapiro Scholar, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Management and Global Business, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
