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Activism on foot: When Indigenous activists walk the land to honor their past and reshape their future

Meaghan Weatherdon, University of San Diego

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Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived

Therese Cory, University of Notre Dame

Crypto is soaring after Trump’s election − but is it a good ethical investment?

Erran Carmel, American University Kogod School of Business

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A woman looks intently at a screen while holding a narrow sheet of paper with a QR code on it.

75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina

Shannon Toll, University of Dayton

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A ballet dancer taking a leap with her toes pointed outward and arms raised.

Workplace diversity training programs are everywhere, but their effectiveness varies widely

Yekaterina Bezrukova, University at Buffalo

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Multicultural employees sit in a row at a meeting.

The ‘Death Mother’: Horror’s most unnerving villain

Kerry Hegarty, Miami University

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A woman looks intently at a girl sleeping in a bed, sitting beside it and resting her hand on the girl.

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Politics and religion

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The ‘Courage Tour’ is attempting to get Christians to vote for Trump − and focused on defeating ‘demons’

Michael E. Heyes, Lycoming College

New Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it

Art Jipson, University of Dayton

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A light-haired man in a black suit and red tie, flanked by a smiling woman in a gray jacket and a tall young man, raises his fist.

How the Israeli settlers movement shaped modern Israel

Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell

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Three men with their backs to the camera stand a few yards apart, wearing white robes, as they pray outside.

Talk of ‘Christian nationalism’ is getting a lot louder – but what does the term really mean?

Eric McDaniel, The University of Texas at Austin

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A hand puts a Bible into a locked box in front of a U.S. flag.

Why trying to protect freedom may work better than campaigning to protect democracy

Tarah Williams, Allegheny College and Andrew Bloeser, Allegheny College

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A woman applauds in front of a sign saying 'freedom.'

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Meditation and mindfulness

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How to know if your practice of Buddhism through listening to podcasts or use of meditation apps is ‘authentic’

Gregory Grieve, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

In times of stress, turning to contemplation can be helpful – here’s why religions emphasize rest

Kristen Lucken, Brandeis University

Buddhist devotees seen meditating with their lanterns at the Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony, one of the most important day for Buddhists around the world.

Buddhist devotees seen meditating with their lanterns at the Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony, one of the most important day for Buddhists around the world.

Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness

Gregory Grieve, University of North Carolina – Greensboro and Beverley McGuire, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness

Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness

How Americans came to embrace meditation, and with it, Hinduism

Vasudha Narayanan, University of Florida

How Americans came to embrace meditation, and with it, Hinduism

How Americans came to embrace meditation, and with it, Hinduism

What is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress

Rachel Goldsmith Turow, Seattle University

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With mountains, clouds and a blue sky in the background, a young man climbs a natural rock wall.

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Ancient texts

What the ancient Indian text Bhagavad Gita can teach about not putting too much of our identity and emotions into work

Robert J. Stephens, Clemson University

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A colorful painting showing a carriage being drawn by two white horses, with the charioteer holding a conch shell and a warrior prince seated at the back, with a bow and arrows.

Ancient texts depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones – this college course looks at LGBTQ sexuality and gender in Egypt, Greece and Rome

Tina Chronopoulos, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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A faded mural depicting two men looking into each other's eyes with their faces very close to each other.

3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a medieval Islamic scholar

Liz Bucar, Northeastern University

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A yellowed page of a book cover with Persian inscriptions and a design with concentric circles set in the middle of two rectangular bars with intricate art.

A video game based on the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’ is the most recent example of innovative retelling of this popular story

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee

Long lines of people outside a stand, with a large drawing of a monkey and other figures and words in Chinese characters and in Enlish, which say, 'Black Myth: Wukong,'

Long lines of people outside a stand, with a large drawing of a monkey and other figures and words in Chinese characters and in Enlish, which say, 'Black Myth: Wukong,'

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Advice for post election stress

Election anxiety doesn’t need to win − here are 3 science-backed strategies from a clinical psychologist to rein in the stress

Shannon Sauer-Zavala, University of Kentucky

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two seated men looking at phones with consternation

What Buddhism can teach in this moment of deep divisions: No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’

Jeremy David Engels, Penn State

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Gilded statue of Buddha as a walking monk with a Naga walking stick and umbrella and three wise seated monkeys' statues in foreground.

Feeling disoriented by the election, pandemic and everything else? It’s called ‘zozobra,’ and Mexican philosophers have some advice

Francisco Gallegos, Wake Forest University and Carlos Alberto Sánchez, San José State University

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A protester dressed in black drops to his knees

Prepare your social media for the election − 3 tips to stay sane and connected without being overwhelmed

Chelsea Butkowski, American University School of Communication

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An illustration shows a megaphone and a mouth making noise at the same time.

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Native American Heritage Month

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Unthanksgiving Day: A celebration of Indigenous resistance to colonialism, held yearly at Alcatraz

Shannon Toll, University of Dayton

The story of Ohio’s ancient Native complex and its long journey for recognition as a World Heritage site

Stephen Warren, University of Iowa

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A park ground with a serpent-shaped mound.

Indigenous languages make inroads into public schools

Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College

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A teacher writes some words in an Indigenous language on a white board while a student looks.

Land acknowledgments meant to honor Indigenous people too often do the opposite – erasing American Indians and sanitizing history instead

Elisa J. Sobo, San Diego State University; Michael Lambert, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Valerie Lambert, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A map of Indigenous territories of North America

A map of Indigenous territories of North America

Indigenous people invented the so-called ‘American Dream’

Lewis Borck, Leiden University and D. Shane Miller, Mississippi State University

Indigenous people invented the so-called ‘American Dream’

Indigenous people invented the so-called ‘American Dream’

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