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Larry Summers, center, is surrounded by the media in 2005 amid calls for his resignation. Jodi Hilton/Getty Images

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Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men

Staff Writer - February 27, 2026

Research has found that voter fraud is rare in the United States. AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave

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How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

A growing number of colleges and universities have adopted policies in the last few years to remain politically neutral. kid-a/iStock / Getty Images Plus

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From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking their minds

A police officer in Ipswich, Mass., wears a WatchGuard body camera on July 29, 2020. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency

$Most other democratic countries spend only a fraction of what the U.S. does on elections. Greggory DiSalvo, iStock/Getty Images Plus$

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50 years ago, the Supreme Court broke campaign finance regulation

Federal workers’ jobs may become more precarious than in the past. mathisworks/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

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Trump’s moves to strip employment protections from federal workers threaten to...

Staff Writer - February 22, 2025

Black and Latino communities are disproportionately affected by mass surveillance, studies show. Vicente Méndez/Getty Images

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We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump...

Staff Writer - February 21, 2025

For decades, many U.S. immigrants have received subpar health care, and asking about immigration status can make those disparities worse. Maskot via Getty Images

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Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are...

Staff Writer - February 21, 2025

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet on Sept. 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

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In pushing for Ukraine elections, Trump is falling into Putin-laid trap...

Staff Writer - February 20, 2025

It’s been a long time since the U.S. tried to forcibly plant its flag on foreign territory. erhui1979/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

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Trump’s threats on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine and Panama revive old-school US...

Staff Writer - February 20, 2025

Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals along its coasts, but these are also geologically hazardous regions. Alex Hibbert/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and...

Staff Writer - February 19, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detain a person on Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Deportation fears create ripple effects for immigrants and their communities

Staff Writer - February 19, 2025

Immigrant farmworkers pick strawberries in California in April 2024. Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Deporting millions of immigrants would shock the US economy, increasing housing,...

Staff Writer - February 18, 2025

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Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2026

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026

A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

February 8, 2026