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The Conversation

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Racial inequality starts early – in preschool

That report showed that while black children represent 18 percent of preschool enrollment, they accounted for 48 percent of students receiving one or more suspensions. White children, on the other hand, represented over 40 percent of the total enrollment, but a little more than 25 percent of such suspensions.

Public health research reduced smoking deaths — it could do the same for gun violence

First, and most importantly, viewing firearms violence as a public health problem means declaring that the current situation is unacceptable, and preventable.

Whatever the soul is, its existence can’t be proved or disproved by natural science

As a radiologist, I look at the interior of the human body every day, but have yet to see a soul. That does not mean it doesn’t exist.

Why are fewer people getting married?

June kicks off the U.S. wedding season. Whether you love nuptials or hate them, an astounding trend is occuring: fewer couples are tying the knot.

In a digital archive of fugitive slave ads, a new portrait of slavery emerges

Historians have known about and used runaway advertisements before, of course, but they’ve never all been gathered in one easily accessible place

Is the U.S. military strategy doing more harm or good in the Middle East?

The U.S. military may not be able to create transformational change in the Middle East, but it may act as a catalyst for that change.

Why public health scholars should study pornography

On April 19, Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert signed a resolution declaring pornography a public health crisis.

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