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Atheism doesn’t offer much beyond non-belief, can secular humanism fill the gaps?
A large new study pinpoints a technique to achieving better grades and success in life.
A new study finds that factors influencing where you’re born continue to affect your earnings throughout life.
Her plan to abolish most student debt has been put before Congress. But does it have any chance of passing?
If ever there was a food that holds a lesson for building bridges in a fractured America, it’s the cabbage roll.
From the Revolutionary War, to Rosa Parks and #MeToo, whistleblowing and civil disobedience are in America’s DNA.
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“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison
Over the weekend, Pete Buttigieg warned of the dangers of white national terrorism. Officials in El Paso agree.
The federal government is exploring their options to keep up with the border crisis.
A new survey suggests that free money isn’t as popular as you’d suppose.
Outrage culture is causing provocative issues to be pushed out of public discourse and important artworks to be literally white-washed. Teaching civil discourse at universities is key to sustaining the American experiment.
The dream of space travel has been usurped by superficiality.
Like it or not, most jobs still require some kind of secondary degree. PeerForward is working with low-income communities to ensure that students aren’t excluded based on their zip code.
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Regan Williams, co-founder of Seen and Heard, wants adults to listen to children.
By transplanting Operation Barbarossa on a map of the US, it showed the devastating effects of the Nazi invasion
In March, Kentucky passed a law requiring all public schools to display the national motto.
Are these two words interchangeable?
There are many reasons the student debt crisis is what it is, a few of them can be traced back to good ol’ Uncle Joe.
The new YouGov survey also indicates that Barack and Michelle Obama are the most admired couple in the world.
Considering the U.S.’s history of biological warfare, maybe this theory isn’t as crazy as it sounds.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond explains why some nations make it through epic crises and why others fail.
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At 18 percent of the population, Hispanics account for 67.2 percent of U.S. net homeownership gains.
Why doesn’t the U.S. generate more electricity from wind?
Activist and Big Think reader Roy M. Arce explains his idea for a new community policing team and how it can halt vicious cycles of PTSD and homelessness.
The term socialism makes political discourse difficult. Should we do away with it altogether?
The museum’s important call to document future history.
It’s the first major insurance company with operations in the U.S. to move away from coal.
One report claims the trade is better pay for fewer jobs over all. Other reports disagree.
The Evergreen National Education Prize offers monetary and promotional support to organizations helping low-income youths access education.