School Suspensions and the Racial Discipline Gap
The racial discipline gap in school suspensions has lasting educational and social effects.
Yas Queen! It’s the Spelling Reform School for Wayward Words
Debates over English spelling reform have existed for centuries.
Is the Pacific Northwest Due For a Big Earthquake?
The Pacific Northwest may be due for a big earthquake, and there is historical evidence to suggest it may be huge.
Suggested Readings: Teenagers, Dieters, and Murderers
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How Segregation Hurts Kids
Educational segregation hurts all kids, white, black, and Hispanic.
The Tomb of Queen Nefertiti?
The long undiscovered tomb of Queen Nefertiti may have been found.
#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou: Hashtag Counterattacks to Racist Stereotypes
What do Americans visualize when they hear “Africa”? Can a hashtag change all of that? #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou
Jacques Cousteau on Man’s Divorce From Nature
Jacques Cousteau's 1992 speech at the United Nations warning the consequences of "man's divorce from nature" seems more prescient than ever.
Divestment: the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers’ Movement
Polaroid employees spearheaded an anti-apartheid divestment campaign against their own employer over their company's business in South Africa in the 1970s.
Why Urban Crabs Are More Aggressive
Urban crabs are more aggressive than their rural counterparts because of heavy metal contamination.