Diverse Santas Are Good for Us
Last month, the Mall of America announced that the cast of six Santas at The Santa Experience will include an Asian Santa for the first time. The cast of Santas included two Black Santas as well as bilingual Santas, one speaking…
Moving the start of the 2024 democratic primary to South Carolina
Last week the rules committee of the Democratic National Committee voted to make South Carolina the first state in the 2024 primaries. A proposal championed by President Joe Biden, this would take away Iowa’s role as the first state to…
War Crimes in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Yesterday, U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emanuel Macron pledged to hold Russia accountable for “widely documented atrocities and war crimes” in Ukraine, the two leaders said in a statement issued after their White House meeting. (Reuters) Also this…
Old politics from the 80s won’t solve the homeless crisis
Recently, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people in psychiatric crises. Syracuse University Professor of Law Arlene Kanter said these policies have never been an adequate solution. “In the 1980s when homelessness…
Mauna Loa Eruption Teaches Us More About Volcanoes , Says SU Lava Project Scientist
The largest active volcano on Earth erupted Monday. Mauna Loa is one of at least three large ‘shield volcanos’ that overlap one another on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea and Kilauea – which erupted in 2018 – are…
2022 Holiday Retail Expectations
While the Black Friday 2022 shopping event is still a week away, holiday deals and sales promotions have already been underway for weeks at some of the nation’s largest retailers. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at…
Issues Behind Military Recruitment
Our country continues to face a military recruiting crisis – as many branches are offering sign-on bonuses and other incentives to get more people to join. Sean McFate, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and an adjunct professor at…
Study: Rise in Working-Age Deaths in U.S. Linked to Conservative State Policies
State policies and their impact on public health were thrust into the spotlight at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. But a new study sheds light on how they have been intertwined for much longer. Researchers found that…
After the opioid settlement, what to do with the money?
The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreens, plan to pay $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the destructive impact opioids have had on communities. Additionally, the New York attorney general announced that the state will…
What the Haudenosaunee Confederacy can teach Americans about democracy
Concerns over the health of American democracy are seen in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll reporting that 71 percent of all voters believe that democracy is at risk. The American public has been subjected to misinformation and conspiracy…