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Will utilities, state agencies fully embrace clean energy? One climate change policy expert says the Inflation Reduction Act has changed the landscape for renewables
Did The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 change the national conversation about clean energy? Tulane University climate change policy and politics expert Joshua Basseches says the ...
Expert Opinion: Understanding Whiteness to Understand White Supremacy
In the aftermath of last week's tragic shooting in Buffalo, many have described the violence as representative of a mental health crisis, growing extremism, hatred, ...
UCI scholars discuss how 9/11 changed America
In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S., we asked UCI scholars a single question: How did 9/11 change ...
Ask the Expert: What is critical race theory and why is it under attack in our schools?
Michigan joins other states that have introduced legislation that would sharply limit classroom discussions on how race and racism have shaped American history. Dorinda Carter ...
With Brexit looming, more is unknown than known with British economy, trade agreements
Although it has been in the works since June 2016, the transition phase of Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) — more commonly ...
The link between veterans coming home and racial violence in America. Our expert can explain.
There is a long history of white supremacist and white-power ideology developing out of the wars the United States has fought. In Bring the War ...
White power, white supremacy, and violence – our expert explains how communication is key in perpetuating racial hatred in the United States
On August 3, 2019, a white power-inspired gunman killed 24 people and injured 22 others at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas. We tend to understand mass shootings as ...
Backstage Racism is now Frontstage Racism
The disgusting and stereotypical diatribe illustrated by Carla Maloney, secretary of the Republican Committee of Beaver County, Pennsylvania is an example of blatant racism. There ...
The Infiltration of Hate
Why are so many surprised? Yes, her actions are on the extreme side, but her espoused racist ideology is not unfamiliar to public education. Today, ...
Body Cameras NOT to the Rescue
Body Cameras NOT to the Rescue! During the previous onslaught of repeated media grabbing stories and attention depicting possible police brutality, shootings, and all around ...