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‘Coconut farmers for Harris,’ influencers and vertical signs – Smithsonian curators’ encounters at the Democratic National Convention

Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution; Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Smithsonian Institution

The items people wear, buy and wave at the convention are key pieces of American history.

US is unlikely to stop giving military aid to Israel − because it benefits from it

Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles

The US has given military aid to Israel since the 1960s, backed by both domestic and regional strategic interests, including containing Iran.

Much depends on South Sudan’s long-delayed election − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk

Abigail Kabandula, University of Denver

The world’s youngest nation set a date for its first post-independence elections as intense anticipation reflects both an urgent need for stability and the high stakes involved.

Kamala’s kicks, Tim’s lids, and the red ties that bind Trump and Vance – what’s behind the fashion choices of each candidate

Deirdre Clemente, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Clothing and makeup are silent, powerful ways for candidates to tell the American public who they are – and how they’ll lead.

How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’

Ian Afflerbach, University of North Georgia

It’s too reductive to simply smear scabs as sellouts. It’s important to understand why some workers might be motivated to weather scorn, rejection and even violence from their peers.

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s

David Ekbladh, Tufts University

Over the past 15 years, the world has seen a financial crisis, the rise of populist politics and a fracturing of the world economic order. Sounds all a bit pre-WWII, right?

The Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space program

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University

The Polaris Dawn mission will test communications, perform research and conduct a spacewalk with SpaceX extravehicular spacesuits.

4 ways Wissahickon Valley Park makes Philly more resilient against climate change

Hilton Oyamaguchi, Chestnut Hill College ; David Contosta, Chestnut Hill College

The lush urban forest in northwest Philadelphia helps cool the city and provides other environmental protections.

Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable

Rural voters don’t necessarily love Walz, despite the camo hat and small-town upbringing

Italian teenager Carlo Acutis’ upcoming canonization reflects the Vatican’s desire to appeal to a new generation of Catholics