When Americans insist "it can't happen here," they’re wrong. A sociologist who studies collective memory and identity examines how the U.S. forgot its own fascist movements and what that collective amnesia means today.
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America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
Although thousands of Americans embraced fascist ideas during the interwar years, a new study examines why the US has had little appetite to rememb...
33% of hospital workers in California are foreign born. 25% in Florida. 5% in Tennessee. The U.S. faces shortages of health care workers, and #immigration restrictions will make the situation worse.
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The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
About 1 in 4 doctors practicing in the US were born abroad.
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Mark Zuckerberg earned just $1 at Meta in 2024. Elon Musk made $0 at Tesla. They're not alone. A tax law professor explains how the ultrawealthy legally avoid income taxes while their wealth grows by billions annually.
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Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
The richest Americans can largely avoid paying income and other taxes. A new book explains the history.
From New England's grasslands to Tanzania's Serengeti, researchers are identifying and protecting climate change “refugia” where wildlife can survive the longest. These pockets of resilience will give conservationists crucial time to act while the world addresses global warming.
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Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but first we have to find them.
Paying too much for prescriptions? You’re not alone. Pharmacists say asking about generics, discount cards, and patient assistance programs can cut drug costs.
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My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs
High prescription drug costs are leaving many patients frustrated and unable to afford their medications.
Epstein headlines keep asking who’s on the list? The better question: why aren’t the victims the focus? Have rules designed to protect victims of sexual violence actually pushed them to the side?
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Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a...
Kidnapping for ransom has long fueled insurgencies in the west African Sahel. New analysis of 58,000 violent events shows a shift: jihadist groups once targeted westerners but now they increasingly abduct local civilians, turning kidnapping into a widespread predatory economy.
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Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trend
The kidnapping industry fuels insurgencies in Africa’s Sahel region.
Space’s next frontier is closer than ever. Engineers are developing satellites that orbit just 60–250 miles above Earth, promising sharper images, faster internet and better weather data (if they can overcome intense atmospheric drag).
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The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
The closer to Earth a satellite flies, the clearer a picture it can take of the surface. But low-flying satellites also have to deal with atmospher...
Studying how mice see is giving neuroscientists new insight into how the human brain turns light into vision 👀
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Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their vision is shaped by their e...
Letter grades may not show what students actually learn. More teachers are experimenting with alternatives like retakes, portfolios and feedback-based grading to better measure understanding, not just test performance.
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A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning
Grades can magnify inequities that exist in American schools, making it harder for some students to succeed.