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Sarah Shabbar grew up with an identity problem. As a child, she was constantly reminded by her community to be proud of her Jordanian heritage, but as she told the Los Angeles Times, “none of these forms are allowing me to feel proud of it, because...

Count MENA In

Sarah Shabbar grew up with an identity problem. As a child, she was constantly reminded by her community to be proud of her Jordanian heritage, but as she told the Los Angeles Times, “none of these forms are allowing me to feel proud of it, because...

Approximately one-third of births in the US are C-sections, a strikingly high proportion compared to similarly developed countries. Yet despite their frequent occurrence and contrary to popular belief, C-sections are riskier than vaginal births: Bloo...

Bundles of Joy

Approximately one-third of births in the US are C-sections, a strikingly high proportion compared to similarly developed countries. Yet despite their frequent occurrence and contrary to popular belief, C-sections are riskier than vaginal births: Bloo...

Since the landmark Citizens United decision of 2010, U.S. elections have become less about voters and their voices and more about the moneyed elite and their bottomless wallets. Corporations, unions, and wealthy donors funnel millions of dollars into...

Vouching for Vouchers

Since the landmark Citizens United decision of 2010, U.S. elections have become less about voters and their voices and more about the moneyed elite and their bottomless wallets. Corporations, unions, and wealthy donors funnel millions of dollars into...

As the United States enters a new presidential campaign season, discussions about the Electoral College are bound to resurface. The Constitution mandates that the outcome of presidential elections be determined by the College, a body of specially cho...

Popularizing the Popular Vote

As the United States enters a new presidential campaign season, discussions about the Electoral College are bound to resurface. The Constitution mandates that the outcome of presidential elections be determined by the College, a body of specially cho...

Even after eleven years in office and three indictments for corruption, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s political rivals can’t seem to defeat him at the polls. By mid-March, Israel will have had three elections in one year,...

Shrewd Likud

Even after eleven years in office and three indictments for corruption, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s political rivals can’t seem to defeat him at the polls. By mid-March, Israel will have had three elections in one year,...

Political insults in South Korea make American politics look tame. Liberals call conservatives “authoritarian pro-Japanese traitors,” while conservatives call the current liberal government a “pro-North Korean leftist dictatorship.” But polit...

Mixed Member Pandemonium

Political insults in South Korea make American politics look tame. Liberals call conservatives “authoritarian pro-Japanese traitors,” while conservatives call the current liberal government a “pro-North Korean leftist dictatorship.” But polit...

Silicon Valley has a secret. Beneath its comically unaffordable real estate lie 23 federally designated sites of toxic waste, 8 more than in any other county in the US. In the past 40 years, just one site has been fully decontaminated. Even here, in ...

Superfund Me

Silicon Valley has a secret. Beneath its comically unaffordable real estate lie 23 federally designated sites of toxic waste, 8 more than in any other county in the US. In the past 40 years, just one site has been fully decontaminated. Even here, in ...

Twice a year, over 300 million Americans in 48 states wind their clocks one hour forward in the spring and then backward in the fall, in observance of daylight-saving time (DST). But both the origins of and rationale for DST are widely misunderstood....

Time for a Change

Twice a year, over 300 million Americans in 48 states wind their clocks one hour forward in the spring and then backward in the fall, in observance of daylight-saving time (DST). But both the origins of and rationale for DST are widely misunderstood....

Long before he became ensnared in Trump’s infamous quid pro quo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a joke. The famous comedian and TV president’s ascent to Ukraine’s top job last April stunned the political establishment and rival Petr...

Funny Business: Why comedy is good for politics

Long before he became ensnared in Trump’s infamous quid pro quo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a joke. The famous comedian and TV president’s ascent to Ukraine’s top job last April stunned the political establishment and rival Petr...

As eulogies of the American manufacturing worker abound in political and economic commentary, few have taken note of one of the fastest-growing industries in the country: home health care. With roughly 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age each...

An Issue Worth Caring About

As eulogies of the American manufacturing worker abound in political and economic commentary, few have taken note of one of the fastest-growing industries in the country: home health care. With roughly 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age each...

On the same fateful day in 1994 that NAFTA was signed into law, a coalition of roughly 3,000 armed indigenous revolutionaries in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas claimed control of cities and government buildings in political protest. They oppos...

Political Resistance on the Move

On the same fateful day in 1994 that NAFTA was signed into law, a coalition of roughly 3,000 armed indigenous revolutionaries in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas claimed control of cities and government buildings in political protest. They oppos...