Artists often have to move between arts and non-arts jobs, teaching by day or bartending at night, just to keep their creative practice alive. A scholar who studies how artists earn a living explains how a creative career has become an increasingly risky pursuit
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It’s always been hard to make it as an artist in America – and it’s becoming only harder
Instead of treating creative work as a legitimate field, US labor policy, copyright law and the tax code have failed to offer artists stability or ...
Pregnancy pain that prevents you from sleeping, working or caring for your children is not normal discomfort. Yet more than half of mothers who report pain to doctors receive little to no treatment, according to a nurse researcher.
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Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort − a nurse explains why it should be taken seriously and treated
Many people do not know about the serious harms that untreated pain in pregnancy can cause.
Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India
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Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India
Bangladesh’s ratification of the UN Water Convention could increase the nation’s legal clout in transboundary water governance.
Trump’s rapid and contentious changes to federal research policy are rewriting the social contract between the U.S. government and research universities. In the context of broader policy reforms to federal grantmaking, student and high-skilled immigration, and scientific integrity, this shutdown will seriously harm the future of U.S. science.
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All government shutdowns disrupt science − in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding
The Trump administration is not just reforming the US research system – it is trying to remake it.
When Samsung apologized for a battery recall with "We are truly sorry," its stock kept falling. When Johnson & Johnson's CEO said "I apologize" during the Tylenol crisis, trust was restored. Markets reward leaders who take individual responsibility..
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Investors prefer ‘I’ over ‘we’ when CEOs apologize
New research on 224 corporate apologies suggests investors reward leaders who take personal responsibility – with one key exception.
One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away. Rents are rapidly rising at trailer parks, or mobile home parks, due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. A poverty law attorney explains:
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Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them
For residents who can’t afford to move, rising lot rents can mean losing everything.
An 11-year-old asks why countries can't get along, and a political scientist answers
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Why can’t every country get along with each other? It comes down to resources, inequality and perception
Even countries with similar values and goals can end up in conflict with each other due to forces they cannot fully control.
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Voters often elect political amateurs expecting them to "fix" Congress, but research shows these outsiders actually reduce bipartisan cooperation. Amateurs tend to view compromise as a concession rather than a tool for effective governing.
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Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns
The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are more likely to view bipart...
Secretary of Defense Hegseth claims the military went "woke," but military diversity stems from a practical need: the all-volunteer force couldn't fill ranks with white men alone, according to a communications scholar who studies the military advertising
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The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals
On Veterans Day, a look at how the Trump administration views diversity as a symptom of ‘woke’ culture rather than as a long-standing practice ...
The Trump administration is now excluding workers with student loans at organizations supporting undocumented immigrants and transgender youth from public service loan forgiveness. But it has resumed processing applications for thousands of others.
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Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public workers from getting relief, but resuming it for others
A person with the average amount of student loans is paying nearly $300 a month, an amount that many people find difficult to meet.