Tag: Inequality
How some rich people are trying to dismantle inequality
Erynn Beaton, The Ohio State University; Maureen A. Scully, University of Massachusetts Boston, and Sandra Rothenberg, Rochester Institute of Technology
Ample research indicates that the...
When gospel sermons came on the phonograph
Jerry Zolten, Pennsylvania State University
The first truly African-American musical form, the “Spirituals,” took shape in the 17th and 18th centuries within the generations of...
Cleaning up toxic sites shouldn’t clear out the neighbors
Lindsey Dillon, University of California, Santa Cruz
San Francisco has embarked on a project to transform its industrial southeast waterfront into a bike-friendly destination called...
Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of...
Shervin Assari, University of Michigan
As the Senate prepares to modify its version of the health care bill, now is a good time to back...
Employment helps white men’s health more than women and blacks
Shervin Assari, University of Michigan
Employment can be a big boost to health, conferring up to 10 extra years of life, but not if you...
Can people ‘like me’ go to college? Inequality and dreams of...
Daphna Oyserman, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Neil Lewis Jr., University of Michigan
The cost of college...
Trump budget would abandon public education for private choice
Derek Black, University of South Carolina
The Trump administration has announced its plan to transform education funding as we know it. The new...
‘Moonlight’ schooled Hollywood on race. Can it take on school discipline,...
Derek Black, University of South Carolina
This year’s Academy Award winner for best picture tackles a difficult topic in the education world today:...
EXPLORING NATURE
Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...
Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Vanderbilt University and Aditya Reddy Kurre, University of Pennsylvania
A two-toed sloth at the...
