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5 types of threat – how those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence

January 12, 2023 No Comments

Events like the riots in Brazil, the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection two years before it and the mass shooting at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub each occurred after certain groups repeatedly directed dangerous rhetoric against others. It’s the reason elected officials in the U.S. have begun examining the role language plays

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Pelé was ensnared by ‘Brazilian-style racism’ but stood firm as dictatorship tried to keep him playing

January 4, 2023 No Comments

Following the death of arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo considers Pelé’s incredible legacy off the field. This article was originally written in Portuguese. Pelé occupies a central, albeit problematic, place in the construction and affirmation

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Iranian protesters turn to TikTok to get their message past government censors

December 15, 2022 No Comments

Images of the protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, in Iran and reports of the government’s brutal crackdown have circulated widely on social media. This flow of information comes despite efforts by the Iranian regime to throttle internet access and censor information

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Supreme Court signals sympathy with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage in free speech case

December 12, 2022 No Comments

In front of the Supreme Court justices on Dec. 5, 2022 was 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis – a major case regarding LGBTQ rights and free speech. The petitioner, Colorado-based web designer Lorie Smith, is looking to expand her business, 303 Creative, by making wedding websites for couples that consist

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Georgia runoff elections are exciting, but costly for voters and democracy

December 12, 2022 No Comments

In Georgia, if no candidate receives 50% of the general election vote for a statewide or congressional district race, there’s a runoff between the top two vote-getters. In recent decades, the Peach State has had four high-profile runoff elections, all for the U.S. Senate. The last was on Jan. 5,

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What are Iran’s morality police? A scholar of the Middle East explains their history

December 12, 2022 No Comments

Until recently, most people outside of Iran had never heard of the country’s morality police, let alone followed their wider role in the region. But on Sept. 16, 2022, the death of Jina Mahsa Amini sparked widespread protests in the streets of Iran and elsewhere that have shown no signs

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Wilma Mankiller, first female principal chief of Cherokee Nation, led with compassion and continues to inspire today

November 30, 2022 No Comments

If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter today, there’s a chance you’ll see Wilma Mankiller’s face. She was the Cherokee Nation’s first female principal chief, and she inspired generations of Cherokees and young Native people like me. In 2022, Mankiller was one of the first

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Celebrities in politics have a leg up, but their advantages can’t top fundraising failures

November 30, 2022 No Comments

TV personality Mehmet Oz lost his bid for Pennsylvania senator during the November midterms. And former NFL football star Herschel Walker appears to be falling further behind his opponent, incumbent Raphael Warnock, as they head to a Dec. 6, 2022, runoff election for senator in Georgia. While celebrity political candidates

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Suspect in the Colorado LGBTQ shootings faces hate crimes charges – what exactly are they?

November 29, 2022 No Comments

The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay night club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who allegedly killed five and injured dozens faces five counts of murder and hate crimes charges. Hate crimes are known as “bias-motivated” crimes in Colorado. The charges against the shooter are still preliminary, although Colorado Springs Mayor

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How a divided America, including the 15% who are ‘MAGA Republicans,’ splits on QAnon, racism and armed patrols at polling places

November 10, 2022 No Comments

There is much talk about political violence in America these days. Garen Wintemute, a University of California, Davis, scholar who researches firearm violence, has recently led a nationwide survey research project on political violence. The Conversation U.S. asked him for a portrait of what Americans think about political violence as

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5 types of threat – how those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence

January 12, 2023 No Comments

Events like the riots in Brazil, the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection two years before it and the mass shooting at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub each

 463 Views

Read More »

Pelé was ensnared by ‘Brazilian-style racism’ but stood firm as dictatorship tried to keep him playing

January 4, 2023 No Comments

Following the death of arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo considers

 490 Views

Read More »

Iranian protesters turn to TikTok to get their message past government censors

December 15, 2022 No Comments

Images of the protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, in Iran and reports of the government’s brutal

 161 Views

Read More »

Supreme Court signals sympathy with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage in free speech case

December 12, 2022 No Comments

In front of the Supreme Court justices on Dec. 5, 2022 was 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis – a major case regarding LGBTQ rights and

 110 Views

Read More »

Georgia runoff elections are exciting, but costly for voters and democracy

December 12, 2022 No Comments

In Georgia, if no candidate receives 50% of the general election vote for a statewide or congressional district race, there’s a runoff between the top

 136 Views

Read More »

What are Iran’s morality police? A scholar of the Middle East explains their history

December 12, 2022 No Comments

Until recently, most people outside of Iran had never heard of the country’s morality police, let alone followed their wider role in the region. But

 115 Views

Read More »

Wilma Mankiller, first female principal chief of Cherokee Nation, led with compassion and continues to inspire today

November 30, 2022 No Comments

If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter today, there’s a chance you’ll see Wilma Mankiller’s face. She was the Cherokee

 2,944 Views

Read More »

Celebrities in politics have a leg up, but their advantages can’t top fundraising failures

November 30, 2022 No Comments

TV personality Mehmet Oz lost his bid for Pennsylvania senator during the November midterms. And former NFL football star Herschel Walker appears to be falling

 2,980 Views

Read More »

Suspect in the Colorado LGBTQ shootings faces hate crimes charges – what exactly are they?

November 29, 2022 No Comments

The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay night club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who allegedly killed five and injured dozens faces five counts of murder

 147 Views

Read More »

How a divided America, including the 15% who are ‘MAGA Republicans,’ splits on QAnon, racism and armed patrols at polling places

November 10, 2022 No Comments

There is much talk about political violence in America these days. Garen Wintemute, a University of California, Davis, scholar who researches firearm violence, has recently

 6,155 Views

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