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Lessons from ‘stop and frisk’ can help Philly police use drones to improve safety without compromising civil liberties
By Robert Kane, Drexel University and Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University Philadelphia’s plans to expand its use of police-operated drones signals…
Why Africa’s young scientists should help check the quality of climate change research
By Christel Dorothee Hansen, University of Pretoria; Chukwuma Moses Anoruo, University of Nigeria; Deniz Vural, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre…
African countries need more PhD graduates but students are held back by a lack of money and support
By Oluwatomilayo Omoya, Flinders University; Olumide A Odeyemi, Flinders University; Omowale A Odeyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, and Udeme Samuel Jacob,…
MLK’s ‘beloved community’ has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean?
By Jason Oliver Evans, University of VirginiaSince 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law,…
Kamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
By Raven Maragh-Lloyd, Washington University in St. Louis Even after Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election, Americans…
Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies
By Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…
New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism
By Sara Harmouch, American University The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the…
Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson CollegeFor most Americans, Jan. 6 was once an ordinary, ho-hum day. That changed in 2021…
Stimulant users are caught in fatal ‘fourth wave’ of opioid epidemic
By Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, near a storefront advertising “free” cellphones, J.R. sat in an…
