Many of the reasons for strikes now – low compensation, technological change, job insecurity and safety concerns – mirror the motives that workers had for walking off the job in decades past.
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Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.
The merchandise and clothing available to fans of women’s teams is often limited, undesirable or just not available.
Benyamin Nétanyahou a contribué à remodeler profondément Israël et son rapport au reste du monde. Avec un virage à droite nationaliste.
Benjamin Netanyahu has helped reshape Israel and the broader world in profound ways. And there’s a dark side to those changes.
Russia’s move, which it followed by bombing the key port city of Odesa and threatening to attack any ship sailing for Ukraine, sent global food prices skyrocketing.
Donors’ sentiments expressed on Twitter became more cheerful before they made a gift to support Wikipedia, researchers found.
The war in Ukraine has led to the destruction of scientific infrastructure, caused many Ukrainian researchers to leave the country and disrupted the work of those who have stayed.
Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.
The First Amendment, along with a lack of clarity on what counts as an educational mission for charities, can lead authorities to approve applications from extremist groups.
The Vietnam War whistleblower, who died on June 16, 2023, wrestled with his decision to leak thousands of pages of government documents.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone keeps the drug accessible for now, but its future is still in limbo.
If the ruling to reverse the use of mifepristone stands, it will not only severely restrict abortion access for women throughout the US – it will have far-reaching effects on health care.
When people cut personal, interracial or interreligious ties because of political differences, the societal impact can be the same as forced segregation.
Presidents have historically criticized judicial decisions. But Trump is taking it a step further with potentially dangerous personal attacks on judges.
The European Union’s 10-year Human Brain Project is coming to a close. Whether this controversial 1 billion-euro project achieved its aims is unclear, but its online forum did foster collaboration.
What will happen to this villa and its unique collection of 16th- and 17th-century ceiling paintings?
Puede que de las antiguas Grecia y Roma nos haya llegado la imagen de un Cupido de mejillas sonrosadas, pero los mitos sobre él exploran las facetas más turbias y a veces aterradoras del amor.
Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier – sometimes scarier – sides of love.
Some of the most powerful offshore wind is over water too deep for a standard wind turbine. Engineers found a way around the problem.
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Professor and Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
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Professor of History, UMass Amherst
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Practice, Nonprofit Organizations; Social & Environmental Enterprises, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Labor Center, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor, Resource Economics Dept., UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
