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Politics

The US is stingier with child care and maternity leave than...

Staff Writer - April 19, 2018

Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst In most American families led by couples, both parents are in the workforce. At the same time, nearly 1...

Health

Wealthy Americans know less than they think they do about food...

Staff Writer - April 15, 2018

Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University and Douglas Buhler, Michigan State University Socioeconomics play a significant role in attitudes about food – especially concerns about safety...

Economy

Should California winemakers be worried about China’s tariffs?

Staff Writer - April 14, 2018

Julian M. Alston, University of California, Davis; Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis, and Olena Sambucci, University of California, Davis California’s vintners and grape growers...

Environment

The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained

Staff Writer - April 13, 2018

James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology and James J Corbett, University of Delaware The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that regulates global...

Politics

Women earn less after they have kids, despite strong credentials

Staff Writer - April 11, 2018

Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst Women without kids have earned more than employed mothers for decades or longer. But differences between these two kinds...

science

Fragmented US privacy rules leave large data loopholes for Facebook and...

Staff Writer - April 10, 2018

Florian Schaub, University of Michigan Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony will discuss ways to keep people’s online data private, which I’m interested in as...

Economy

Why are more people doing gig work? They like it

Staff Writer - April 1, 2018

Cheryl Carleton, Villanova University Thanks to companies like Lyft, TaskRabbit and Instacart, it’s never been easier for Americans who can afford it to zip from...