Study after study has shown that stadiums are terrible public investments. Taxpayers rarely want to pay for them. So why do governments keep subsidizing them?
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Years before Colin Kaepernick was born, Robinson wrote, ‘I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a Black man in a white world.’
Local control over school funding leads to uneven resources between districts, two legal scholars maintain.
A Russian journalist and political operative reveals that Russian leadership is planning for the complete destruction of Ukraine
Although Medicare has agreed to pay for Aduhelm, its coverage comes with restrictions.
One of the oldest industries, fishing, is entering the world of advanced analytics and data-driven planning. With oceans under stress and key fish stocks dwindling, can precision fishing help?
Russia and Ukraine have held several rounds of failed peace talks. Understanding the challenges to successful peace talks helps illuminate the struggle for peace in Eastern Europe.
Originally a spring harvest festival, Baisakhi acquired religious significance after the10th Sikh guru created the Khalsa, a distinctive Sikh identity, on this day.
Retail employees are accustomed to long hours and low pay. What really upsets them are corporate policies to push store credit cards on consumers.
A free speech expert defines censorship and applies that lesson to current political struggles in the US to ban books from public schools and libraries.
The former prime minister was forced from office by a vote of no confidence. But that doesn’t mean the political drama is over, an expert on Pakistani politics explains.
Research regarding corporate social responsibility actions detected a pattern in terms of the benefits for brands.
Genetic modifications to DNA regions involved in metabolism, cholesterol and immunity may play a role in ALS disease progression.
A combination of volume, technology and financial need has opened the door to sleazy and dangerous advertisements on reputable websites.
The more deaths there were, the more news reports used the perpetrator’s name. But something changed in 2012. The Brooklyn subway shooting may be an exception.
Interviews and surveys with hundreds of teachers and school administrators reveal the effect of persistent staffing shortages on school personnel – and on students.
A decadelong experiment produced the most accurate measurement yet of the mass of W bosons. These particles are responsible for the weak force, and the result is more evidence for undiscovered physics.
