This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hip hop has been speaking to peoples’ struggles since it came out of South Bronx in the 1970s, whether it’s been about poverty, racism or gun violence. Why shouldn’t it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. News media and scholarly reporting frequently misrepresent or misunderstand rural America. Few examples illustrate this more than the wake of the 2016 election, when droves of largely nonrural reporters flocked…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social studies is typically considered the most suitable subject area for developing citizenship skills and knowledge. Yet, social studies has been on the chopping block at schools across the country…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is no denying that a long road remains ahead of the United States in 2021. Bringing an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring equitable economic recovery, and healing a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of President Biden’s first days in office, he has proposed expanding the earned income tax credit (EITC) for workers without children living at home, who are considered “childless” for tax…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In normal times, about 100 souls live in this small Northern Minnesota town on the banks of the Mississippi River where we are making our stand against one of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2019, one quarter of all children nationwide had an immigrant parent. Ensuring these children and their parents have access to quality health care is critical to our nation’s future. The Biden…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Abortion is an emotionally-charged issue that involves gender, religion, civil liberties, morality and a person’s freedom to make their own health decisions without interference from the state. So it’s important…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Effectively engaging more men in the fight for gender equality won’t be easy. A 2019 Time Magazine poll found that 65 percent of men don’t believe that sexism is a serious problem…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The policies that helped financially struggling Americans stay in their homes and keep access to water and electricity during the COVID-19 pandemic also helped reduce the spread of the virus,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the third week of 2021, clinical laboratories nationwide tested 23,549 specimens for influenza. Of those, just 0.3 percent (65 tests) turned up positive — a number that is, to put…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than a third of people nationwide report they are either unlikely or at least hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, a new study shows. The…