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FBI statistics recorded a 30% rise in homicides in 2020. A criminologist helps break down what was behind the spike.
The Taliban have at least five significant potential sources of revenue as they begin to govern Afghanistan again.
Los expertos de Afganistán ofrecen información sobre los talibanes y explican el papel de Estados Unidos en el colapso de Afganistán.
Hanif Sufizada got caught in Kabul as the Taliban took over. A scholar and resident of the US who works at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, Sufizada describes his experience trying to leave.
The Taliban ‘expect a complete handover of power.’ Experts explain who the Taliban are, what life is like under their rule and how the US may bear responsibility for Afghanistan’s collapse.
How do squirrels leap through trees without falling? It takes strength, flexibility and finely tuned cognitive skills.
Two decades have passed since the US invasion of Afghanistan toppled the Taliban’s Islamic extremist regime. Despite efforts to update its image, the group still holds hard-line views.
With the reauthorization of the nation’s landmark anti-domestic violence law, there’s the chance that more cases of violence against Indigenous women will be prosecuted.
When students feel their classrooms are supportive and fair, they behave better, a survey in Brazil found.
Wriggling out of paying taxes may be legal, but is it right? Aristotle, Immanuel Kant – and others – have their say.
A British literature scholar explains how philosopher John Locke’s theory of selfhood will not help the pandemic recovery, if individuals fail to see themselves as interconnected.
Calls to police and hotlines by domestic violence victims increased during the pandemic. This translates into an expanded number of families that will need help even after the pandemic.
The Afghanistan War now has an end date: 9/11/21. Experts explain the history of US involvement in Afghanistan, the peace process to end that conflict and how the country’s women are uniquely at risk.
Beverly Cleary once said that her fans love Ramona ‘because she does not learn to be a better girl.’
Trans Day of Visibility, celebrated March 31, is a day to honor the trans community and counter transphobia.
Ketika pesawat terbang dari timur ke barat, mereka melawan aliran udara yang disebut arus jet. Arus ini dapat membuat penerbanganmu semakin lama atau pendek, tergantung ke arah mana kamu pergi.
The events that followed the 2003 US invasion of Iraq started a cycle of violence against the country’s minority Christian population. The pope’s visit is meant to bring some ‘healing and comfort.’
Professors explained how the topics they research are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice in real time and as history unfolded.
When planes fly from east to west, they are flying against a river of air called a jet stream. These air currents can make your flight longer or shorter, depending on which way you are going.
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Director, Office of Latino/Latin American Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Executive Director, Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Management, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Faculty Member in Teacher Education, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Director the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technolology, and Education (NCITE) Center, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Finance, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
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PhD Student in Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Informatics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
