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Soaring inflation and a run on the banks signal that punishing sanctions resulting from the invasion of Ukraine are already inflicting economic pain.
Many Ukrainian Americans feel connected to Ukraine’s history and independence, including scholar Katja Kolcio. She writes about her family’s work preserving Ukrainian culture as immigrants in the US.
In the absence of meaningful national dialogue about race, the American public often turns to entertainers to unpack complicated social issues.
To the famous composer, the gun serves not as a tool of self-defense, but as an instrument of self-expression and self-realization.
Many gun rights advocates claim that the right to carry guns is a universal right that has spanned centuries and nations. History tells a different story.
Oceanographer Robert D. Ballard, who is best known for finding the wreck of Titanic, has written a memoir recounting his biggest discoveries and calling for more ocean exploration.
L’acquittement de l’ancien président Trump, mis en accusation pour avoir incité à l’attaque du Capitole est un symptôme du déclin du système constitutionnel américain qui est rongé de l’intérieur.
The vote to acquit former President Trump for inciting the attack on the Capitol is a symptom of the dramatic decline of the US constitutional system, which is being eroded from within.
L’océan Atlantique continue de s’étendre mais les hommes surexploitent ses ressources, dont l’espèce la plus célèbre – la morue – illustre les ravages de la pêche à outrance.
Samudra Atlantik masih berkembang, namun manusia sudah melakukan eksploitasi terhadap sumber daya yang ada. Contoh terkenal untuk kasus overfishing adalah ikan kod di Atlantik Utara.
El Océano Atlántico sigue creciendo físicamente, pero los humanos estamos sobreexplotando sus ricas pesquerías. La especie más famosa -el bacalao del Atlántico Norte- se ha convertido en un ejemplo de libro de sobrepesca perjudicial.
The Atlantic Ocean is still growing physically, but humans are over-harvesting its rich fisheries. The most famous one – North Atlantic cod – has become a textbook example of harmful overfishing.
The presidential election outcome seems to be at least partially in dispute. Six scholars provide a history of contested elections in the US and explain what happens when the results are challenged.
A scholar of militia movements describes the ‘peculiar’ – and erroneous – principles that right-wing militias subscribe to, including believing themselves to be defenders of the Bill of Rights.
Amid what will likely be a flood of charges, countercharges and a lot of heated rhetoric, there are prescribed legal processes that will play out in the event of election challenges.
A Florida minister and a conservative lawmaker filed suit against a county law mandating mask wearing, saying it violates the freedom of religion. A constitutional law professor says they’re wrong.
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
A constitutional law scholar says that the arguments made by anti-mask protesters that the Constitution protects their freedom to go maskless are just wrong.
Di beberapa tempat, lautan bisa sedalam 7 mil. Para ilmuwan mengeksplorasi bawah lautan telah menemukan mahkluk laut yang unik, formasi geologi yang aneh dan mencatat sejarah lautan.
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Huffington Foundation Professor of Biology in the College of the Environment, Wesleyan University
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Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Assistant Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University
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Associate Professor of History and Science in Society, Wesleyan University
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Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
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Doctoral candidate, Biology, Wesleyan University
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Associate Professor of Dance and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Research assistant, Wesleyan University
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Assistant Professor of the Practice in Film Studies, Wesleyan University
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Assistant Professor of Film Studies, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Astronomy, Wesleyan University
