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Independents’ political views and policy preferences reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day. Democrats and Republicans have different sources for their views.
The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
The Israeli peace movement has been demoralised by the lack of support from the progressive left.
Oh, yeah, and there’s a game, too.
Polarization invades parts of Americans’ lives that really aren’t political, dividing society more deeply. That includes decisions about whether or not they like meatloaf or chili.
US law has long held that those who support rebels and insurrectionists are just as guilty of treason as those who support foreign enemies.
Food security experts recommend that rural farmers in Malawi be given access to irrigation systems to free them from reliance on rain, and find ways outside farming to earn an income.
Nikki Haley is the latest American female politician to shift her language, depending on whom she is talking to and where. But this tactic has a flip side, prompting criticism of her as inconsistent.
A historian and legal scholar of a key part of the US Constitution explains what happens now that the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled Trump cannot be on the state’s presidential ballots.
Colorado’s Supreme Court has removed Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. A scholar of constitutional law explains why.
A journalism professor discovers that some of the best lessons for future journalists can be taught on a pool table.
Student journalists are using spreadsheets and databases to examine one of the darkest chapters in American history.
They’re in your wine, tea and all the plants we eat. Polyphenols can benefit our health in many different ways, some of which are still yet to be discovered.
La Russie ne souhaite pas aider l'Afrique à se développer ou à atteindre la stabilité, mais la considérer comme un théâtre où faire avancer ses intérêts géostratégiques.
Vladimir Putin no está interesado en ayudar a África, sino que usa el continente como un campo de pruebas para hacer avanzar los intereses geoestratégicos del Kremlin.
While it’s widely believed that Howard University came to be known as “The Mecca” in the 1960s, new evidence shows the nickname is more than half a century older than that.
Russia is not interested in helping Africa to prosper or achieve stability, but as a theatre for advancing the Kremlin’s geostrategic interests.
With dads being the primary earners in many heterosexual households, it was often the mother who gave up work to manage extra work at home during the pandemic. But what about heterosexual households where the mother was the primary earner?
Durante décadas, os cientistas acreditaram que somente os pássaros machos cantavam. Então, as mulheres entraram em campo e mostraram o que seus antecessores não haviam percebido.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland
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Professor and Director of the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, University of Maryland
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Maryland
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Faculty Affiliate, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland
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University System of Maryland Regents Professor of Law, University of Maryland
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Professor, Logistics, Business and Public Policy, University of Maryland
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Professor, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Maryland
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PhD Student in Supply Chain Management, University of Maryland
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Professor of Public Policy and Saul L. Stern Professor of Civic Engagement, University of Maryland
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Professor of Communication, University of Maryland
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Lecturer, University of Maryland
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Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland
