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Want To Reform America’s Police? Look To Firefighters
A strong institutional culture can suppress individual dispositions, including prejudice.
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Why Would Anyone Sit On A Plane For More Than 18 Hours?
An economist takes the world’s longest flight.
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Ocean Warming Is Impacting Fisheries Around The World
New research suggests that swift climate-adaptive management reforms can make it possible for fish to feed humans and generate income into the future.
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The Patriotism Of Jimi Hendrix
Fifty years ago, Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner ” expressed the hopes and fears of a nation.
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How Did American Samoa Become A Wellspring For Football Talent?
Nearly 50 players of Samoan descent have played in the NFL in recent years — nearly 40 times their proportional representation in the U.S. population.
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Guam’s Ex-Archbishop Shielded Culture Of Clergy Sex Abuse
Court documents obtained by the AP show former Archbishop Anthony Apuron oversaw a culture of impunity where abusers went unpunished.
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How Organized Labor Can Reverse Decades Of Decline
Alternative ways to organize including by focusing on more forceful worker advocacy and offering benefits like health care would help strengthen union ranks.
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Stop Blaming Video Games For Mass Killings
There is no evidence to support claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected.
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Why Trump’s Stoking Of White Racial Resentment Makes Working-Class Americans Worse Off
A combination of competition and misplaced blame creates fertile conditions for stoking racial and immigrant resentment, particularly in tough economic times.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Courts: Non-Native Guam Residents Can Vote On Island’s Status With US
In making its ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court cited a 2000 Supreme Court decision allowing non-Native Hawaiians to vote in elections for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees.