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On Nov. 15, 1960, four Black first graders desegregated New Orleans schools. One of them was Tessie Prevost, who died in July 2024 with the promises of the post-Brown era still unfulfilled.
Blue dot signs are going up across Omaha to show support for Kamala Harris. Heavily Republican Nebraska splits its electoral votes, and Omaha cast its single vote for Dems in 2008 and 2020.
New research suggests anti-Black racism plays a key role in conservative anti-DEI sentiment.
Slowing job growth should come as no surprise.
Religiously affiliated organizations can clash with politicians on humanitarian aid to migrants, raising issues around religious freedom and hospitality to newcomers.
The Federal Reserve is being characteristically cautious.
Investors, homebuyers and central bankers all have reason to be irritated by the latest data, and inflation isn’t licked just yet. But the numbers also show reason for optimism.
Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
The Federal Reserve doesn’t appear eager to cut rates.
Nikki Haley claims Donald Trump is running as a quasi-incumbent and should be doing much better against her than he is. That’s wishful thinking, says a political scientist.
You’d call the police if a stranger in public did what many bullies at work get away with. 2 researchers who study workplace violence describe the widespread phenomenon.
The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,’ its chairman said.
The Biden administration has not ruled out diplomatic recognition of the Taliban. Doing so risks legitimizing the group’s rule without holding it accountable.
The latest labor figures are less encouraging than they might seem.
The person with the most YouTube followers calls himself ‘YouTube’s biggest philanthropist.’
As governments crack down at their borders, religious groups’ teachings to help the stranger remain unchanged.
Religious freedom has grown more important in US foreign policy – but does that come at the expense of promoting other human rights?
The numbers seem to be going in the ‘right’ direction for the Fed to pull off a soft landing – and avoid a recession – but the picture remains murky.
Passwords are both annoying to use and vulnerable to hackers. Google is moving to support stronger, easier-to-use passkeys (and other tech companies are close behind).
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Professor of Geography, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Professor of Teacher Education, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Executive Director, Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Finance, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Adjunct Instructor in Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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PhD Student in Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Informatics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Director and Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Nebraska Omaha