Who got 'what people wanted' – Harris or Trump?

Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black and white Christians are deeply divided over support for Donald Trump

Youssef Chouhoud, Christopher Newport University; Dara Delgado, Allegheny College; Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr., Washington College; Leah Payne, George Fox University

The history of Black religious life in the US includes people of all faiths using their beliefs to fight for social justice.

Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why

Anne McNeil, University of Michigan; Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Yutan Getzler, Kenyon College

A proposed chemical recycling plant in western Michigan may provide a handful of jobs but little environmental benefit.

Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth

Wanyun Shao, University of Alabama

Fast population growth has left more people in flood-prone areas of Gulf Coast communities, including Houston and New Orleans. Often, those residents at most risk are the most socially vulnerable.

With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West

Min-Yen Chiang, Georgia State University; Robert Muggah, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

On Sept. 6, 2024, the US announced fresh export controls on quantum and microchip goods. Taiwan has long worked to slow China’s AI progress, while not damaging its own lucrative market.

Fewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash

Genny Beemyn, UMass Amherst; Steve Friess, University of Michigan

Students are less likely to identify as nonbinary in states with anti-trans policies.

Trump’s tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year

Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

The charitable deduction vanished for the 30 million taxpayers who stopped itemizing in 2018, the year the tax changes took effect.

Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship

Mark Robert Rank, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

About 1 in 9 Americans are facing poverty today. But more than half of the people residing in the US will experience poverty at some point in their adult lives.

Funny reviews help engage consumers, fueling impulse buys − to a point, study shows

Sunil Wattal, Temple University

There has been quite a bit of research on online product reviews that try to sway consumer sentiment, but new research looks at reviews that are instead a form of entertainment.

‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents

Or Dagan, Long Island University Post; Carlo Schuengel, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

The quality of a child’s attachments to caregivers influences healthy development. And most kids with difficult temperaments do form secure attachments with their parents.

Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count

Breast density and mammograms: New FDA rule will ensure all women have more information after cancer screenings