Are you lonesome tonight? Why we, like Elvis, turn to food for comfort
Melissa Wdowik, Colorado State University
August 16 is known to many Elvis Presley fans as the anniversary of his untimely death at the age of...
The untold stories of women in the 1967 Detroit rebellion and its aftermath
Lisa Biggs, Michigan State University
The movie “Detroit,” which tells the story of the 1967 Detroit rebellion, has received mixed reviews since its release. Some...
Can transgender TV characters help bridge an ideological divide?
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Erica L. Rosenthal, University of Southern California and...
The slippery slope of the oligarchy media model
Rodney Benson, New York University and Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania
On July 28, Apple heiress Laurene Powell Jobs bought a majority stake in The...
Why Medicaid matters to you
Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University
Efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare have been suspended for the time being, and many Americans are breathing a...
Rural America: Where Sam Shepard’s roots ran deepest
John J. Winters, Bridgewater State University
When Sam Shepard died on July 27 the world lost one of the greatest playwrights of the past half-century....
Asian America needs affirmative action in higher education
Stacey Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Kevin K. Kumashiro, University of San Francisco
Affirmative action is back in the news, as The New York Times...
Why you may not need all those days of antibiotics
Brad Spellberg, University of Southern California
A recent article in the British Medical Journal set off a bit of a firestorm with its claim that...
