DC graduation scandal shows how chronic absenteeism threatens America’s schools
Shaun M. Dougherty, University of Connecticut and Michael Gottfried, University of California, Santa Barbara
Each year in the United States, approximately 5 to 7.5 million...
When treating sports injuries, does the West do it best?
Nate Newman, Drake University
Every two years, billions of people watch athletes at the Olympics compete to be crowned world champion.
What the viewer doesn’t...
How mass incarceration harms U.S. health, in 5 charts
<Emily Nagisa Keehn, Harvard University and J. Wesley Boyd, Harvard University
The U.S. incarcerates a higher percentage of its citizens than any other country in...
The comeback and dangers of the drug GHB
Joseph Palamar, New York University Langone Medical Center
A highly potent drug called GHB is making a comeback in nightlife scenes, along with overdoses...
Does college turn people into liberals?
Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University; Alyssa N. Rockenbach, North Carolina State University; Benjamin S. Selznick, James Madison University , and Jay L....
The transformation of the Super Bowl ad experience
Mark Bartholomew, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
In an era of increasing media fragmentation, you could describe the Super Bowl as...
Why Amazon and friends’ plan could be a major disrupter of health care system
span>J.B. Silvers, Case Western Reserve University
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase’s announcement that they will create an independent company to offer health care to...
Why I teach a course called ‘White Racism’
Ted Thornhill, Florida Gulf Coast University
The need for students to learn about racism in American society existed long before I began teaching a course...
