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  • Kintsugi
  • October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

American Family Survey

From Deseret.com, news for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints On our mind today is the American Family Survey, an annual nationally representative study that looks at ho

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Contesting a traffic stop leads to justice – and mercy

Commentator Maisie Sparks proves that when fighting for your rights reveals something in common with your “enemy,” the outcome can be a win for both sides – and for society. Read HERE.Read More

  • Prof Patty
  • July 14, 2020November 5, 2025

Race and culture related Podcasts

Podcasts for those who want to listen to talk about black culture, race, and identity 1619 chronicles the 400-year history of slavery in America, starting in the English colonies; put out by journa

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  • Prof Patty
  • July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity

At the end of May, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to help individuals

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NY Times

  • Bank of America Pays $72.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Epstein Victims
  • Clavicular, an Internet Narcissus, Is Arrested After Posting a Fight Video
  • U.S. Antitank Mines Discovered in Neighborhood in Iran
  • We Analyzed the Deadly Crash at LaGuardia
  • Judge Agrees to Drop Charges Against Officers in Breonna Taylor’s Death

NPR

  • Scientists watch sperm whales work as a team to assist a birth
  • Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy
  • Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies
  • The oldest known recording of a whale song reveals how oceans have changed
  • This week's Short Wave news roundup

The Progressive

  • The World Cup Needs an ICE Truce
  • Israel Can’t Bomb Its Way to Peace
  • Americans Are United Against Trump’s War
  • Our digital lives have hidden costs
  • Address Affordability, Give Farmers a Chance

FactCheck.org

  • Competing Claims on SAVE America Act Disenfranchising Voters
  • Q&A on the SAVE America Act
  • EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’
  • No Broad Autism Approval for Leucovorin, Despite FDA Commissioner’s Prior Suggestions
  • How Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz Affects the U.S.

Snopes.com

  • Video shows LA residents chasing away ICE agents?
  • Iranian AI slop propaganda video presents Trump and Netanyahu as Lego characters
  • Say 'see ya later, alligator' to Facebook post of gators flooding Missouri town's streets
  • Inspecting alleged Trump Truth Social post saying he's no longer interested in making Canada the 51st state
  • Hegseth's pastor said he wants Democratic Texas Rep. James Talarico 'crucified.' Here's context

Tradeoffs

  • Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom
  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care

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