Woody Guthrie on the hens a cacklin' over the debt limit

IRS granted tax-exempt status to extremists, including an Oath Keepers foundation – here’s why that’s not as surprising as it sounds

Elizabeth Schmidt, UMass Amherst

The First Amendment, along with the lack of a clear divide between what counts as an educational mission, can lead authorities to approve applications from extremist groups.

ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instruments

Pawan Jain, West Virginia University

Wall Street’s history of embracing high-speed algorithmic trading suggests ChatGPT will pose similar – if bigger – risks to financial markets.

Teenage brains are drawn to popular social media challenges – here’s how parents can get their kids to think twice

Elisa M. Trucco, Florida International University; Julie Cristello, Florida International University

Adolescent brains are especially vulnerable to risk-taking and social pressure. But there are steps parents can take to steer their teen away from dangerous social media stunts.

From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

Jelani M. Favors, North Carolina A&T State University

Harry Belafonte spent much of his life supporting youth-led movements that fought against racial injustice. A historian explains how.

‘Rhetoric’ doesn’t need to be such an ugly word – it has a lot to teach echo-chambered America

Ryan Leack, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Ancient Greek philosophers despised the Sophists’ rhetoric because it searched for relative truth, not absolutes. But learning how to do that thoughtfully can help constructive debates.

Feinstein just the latest example of an old problem: Politicians have long been able to evade questions about their ability to serve

David E. Clementson, University of Georgia

Physical ailments and deteriorated health may be the one area in which politicians can escape scrutiny.

Kivalina’s fight for survival: A decade after its climate change lawsuit was dismissed, the Alaska Native village battles fierce storms, erosion and sea ice loss

P. Joshua Griffin, University of Washington

In the years since the Supreme Court rejected Kivalina’s appeal on May 20, 2013, the community’s search and rescue team has faced increasing climate disasters: ‘We just can’t adapt this fast.’

Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit

Andrew King, The University of Melbourne

There’s a 98% chance of a record hot year by 2028, and a 66% chance of exceeding the 1.5°C threshold for at least that year, according to the latest World Meteorological Organization update.

What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered

Supreme Court’s ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws

You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are, raising ethical questions about privacy