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What Senators Should Ask Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Sen. Claire McCaskill's office

What Senators Should Ask Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

Here are three timely and vital questions that Neil Gorsuch needs to answer before his confirmation vote.

Culling Sharks Won’t Protect Surfers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2014

Culling Sharks Won’t Protect Surfers

Sacrificial kills appear motivated by revenge and the notion that they will ensure personal safety.

How Planned Parenthood Has Helped Millions Of Women Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

How Planned Parenthood Has Helped Millions Of Women

Thanks to the organization now imperiled in Washington, legions of low-income women got the chance to move up the economic ladder.

Why Trump’s Immigration Order Is Bad Foreign Policy Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Why Trump’s Immigration Order Is Bad Foreign Policy

History shows that humiliating national or religious groups by restricting their entry makes it harder to keep our allies.

Why Trump’s Wall With Mexico Is Popular, And Why It Won’t Work Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Why Trump’s Wall With Mexico Is Popular, And Why It Won’t Work

It’s politically appealing for its simplicity, but it misunderstands the problems of globalization and migration.

NATO’s Future When America Comes First Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

NATO’s Future When America Comes First

Donald Trump is wrong to call it obsolete, but he’s echoing other American leaders when he says other countries should pay their fair share.

Who Is Betsy DeVos? betsydevos.com

Who Is Betsy DeVos?

Trump’s choice for education secretary supports redistributing public school funds to allow parents to choose private or charter schools.

Momentum Grows For Ocean Preserves, But Do They Work? UNESCO via Wikimedia Commons

Momentum Grows For Ocean Preserves, But Do They Work?

Marine protected areas such as Papahanaumokuakea are important to saving special places in the ocean, but more are needed.

Why Stories Matter For Children’s Learning Creative Commons/John Morgan

Why Stories Matter For Children’s Learning

Stories convey values, beliefs, attitudes and social norms which, in turn, shape children’s perceptions of reality.