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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

Fossil fuel subsidies keep gas prices low in many countries. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

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Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re...

Staff Writer - November 12, 2024

People who are incarcerated can’t protect themselves when a hurricane or wildfire threatens. Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters

Staff Writer - November 12, 2024

Could inflation pick back up? AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

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Soaring inflation helped lead Trump to victory – here’s why some...

Staff Writer - November 11, 2024

AI is powerful technology, but that doesn’t mean we should adopt it unquestioningly. SIphotography/iStock via Getty Images

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Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually

Staff Writer - November 10, 2024

When all the votes were tallied, Colorado voters approved a ballot measure establishing a right to abortion. Chet Strange/AP Photo

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10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they...

Staff Writer - November 9, 2024

President Donald Trump holds up the 2017 tax law after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in December 2017. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will...

Staff Writer - November 8, 2024

Florida’s marijuana measure needed 60% of the vote to pass and got only 56%. Tina Russell for The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Ballot measures to legalize recreational use of cannabis fail in Florida,...

Staff Writer - November 7, 2024

Votes are cast. Now what? SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images

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Now the Electoral College votes for president – 4 essential reads

Staff Writer - November 6, 2024

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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