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Los expertos de Afganistán ofrecen información sobre los talibanes y explican el papel de Estados Unidos en el colapso de Afganistán.
We found two small air cleaners in a single hospital room could clear 99% of potentially infectious COVID aerosols within 5.5 minutes.
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.
For much of the country’s history, Americans won their wars decisively, with the complete surrender of enemy forces and the home front’s perception of total victory.
Vaccines can’t provide 100% protection, so it’s not a failure or surprise when some vaccinated people get sick with COVID-19. The good news is their cases are much less likely to be severe or fatal.
A new school proposed by music moguls Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine seeks to provide students with practical skills they can apply in entertainment and other fields. Is this a new model for education?
Despite growing public criticism over how much counties, cities and towns spend on policing, many are increasing officer pay.
The fact that nearly half the world’s population is still struggling to escape poverty while global temperatures hurtle upward is not a coincidence.
To be politically successful, coalitions need to be unified. But that pressure to unify can spell trouble for groups – as today’s GOP demonstrates.
The G-7 wants to set a minimum global tax rate, which would make it harder for countries to act as tax havens.
Presidents form commissions to study controversial problems and recommend solutions. President Biden created one while under pressure to pack the Supreme Court. Will a commission help him politically?
A new report found that America's top billionaires paid very little income tax despite tremendous gains in their wealth.
Climate migrants don’t fit neatly into the legal definitions of refugee or migrant, and that can leave them in limbo. The Biden administration is debating how to identify and help them.
The COVID-19 vaccines are a smash success. But that doesn’t mean they keep every vaccinated person completely free of the coronavirus.
A select group of charter schools have adopted a "no-excuses" philosophy. A forthcoming book shines the light on the drawbacks of that approach.
The followers of QAnon gained national notoriety for their support of former President Donald Trump. But QAnon members are influencing the GOP at the state and local levels, too.
Dozens of prosperous countries save billions of dollars and hours annually by not requiring residents to fill out tax returns, so what is the United States waiting for?
Cognitive scientists are investigating the ways relative factors like new options and the order they’re presented influence your choices and beliefs.
So far, most vaccines in the US are mRNA vaccines. These represent a new technology and are likely to take over the vaccine world. But how do they work? What are their weaknesses? Five experts explain.
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Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Higher Education, Vanderbilt University
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Policy, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Education and Law, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Project Coordinator & Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy & Education, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
