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Trump, AP/Steve Helber and Jackson, Wikipedia Why federal judges with life tenure don’t need to fear political attacks from Trump or anyone else Amy Steigerwalt , Georgia State University Tomorrow’s good jobs will require digital skills like programming. alvarez/Getty Images Don’t fear a ‘robot apocalypse’ – tomorrow’s digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid Christos A. Makridis , Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alex Azar, secretary for US Health and Human Services, spoke with senators about the coronavirus on Feb. 25. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite How can we prepare for the coronavirus? 3 questions answered Aubree Gordon , University of Michigan Coronavirus seems to be on a collision course with the US economy and its 12-year bull market. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Stocks are plummeting - could coronavirus cause a recession? Michael Walden , North Carolina State University Collecting firewood on the Waiapi indigenous reserve in Amapa state, Brazil, Oct. 13, 2017. A new bill could open Brazil’s Native lands to development. APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images Indigenous people may be the Amazon’s last hope Robert T. Walker , University of Florida ; Aline A. Carrara , University of Florida ; Cynthia S. Simmons , University of Florida , and Maira Irigaray , University of Florida What did you call me? emka74/Shutterstock.com Calling someone a ‘jackass’ is a tradition in US politics Chris Lamb , IUPUI Bernie supporters at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, January 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich featured on NPR Young voters embrace Sanders, but not democracy Christopher Beem , Pennsylvania State University Tomorrow’s good jobs will require digital skills like programming. alvarez/Getty Images Don’t fear a ‘robot apocalypse’ – tomorrow’s digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid Christos A. Makridis , Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside of the White House. AP/Evan Vucci November 19, 2018 featured on NPR Lies, damn lies and post-truth Lee McIntyre , Boston University Any amateur politician can engage in lying. President Donald Trump is going further than that. He's engaging in 'post-truth'. SNAP can help low-income families eat a more balanced diet. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images February 27, 2020 Scaling back SNAP for self-reliance clashes with the original goals of food stamps Tracy Roof , University of Richmond This pillar of the American safety net originated as a solution to the paradox of hunger in the midst of plenty. The vast majority of Americans are sick and tired of being so divided. Lightspring/Shutterstock.com February 27, 2020 4 science-based strategies to tame angry political debate and encourage tolerance Beverly B. Palmer , California State University, Dominguez Hills A psychologist explains how to reestablish civil political conversation in your own life. 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AP Photo/Alex Brandon February 26, 2020 How India came to love cricket, favored sport of its colonial British rulers Lars Dzikus , University of Tennessee and Adam Love , University of Tennessee During a recent visit to India, Trump spoke at the world's largest cricket stadium. Cricket came to India in the 18th century through British sailors and is a revered cultural institution in India. Reenactment of 1811 German Coast Uprising. Soul Brother February 27, 2020 Slave revolt film revisits history often omitted from textbooks Ana Paulina Lee , Columbia University A reenactment of the largest slave rebellion in US history involves a plot twist. A scholar who studies race, history and memory says the new ending can spark new beginnings. Bernie Sanders was asked at a CNN-sponsored town hall about socialism. CNN screenshot February 27, 2020 How socialism became un-American through the Ad Council’s propaganda campaigns Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy , Miami University Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist, a potential problem for the presidential candidate. A Cold War campaign to link American-ness and capitalism helped create popular distrust of socialism. Holey moley! Tim UR/Shutterstock.com February 27, 2020 Why does Swiss cheese have holes? Stephanie Clark , Iowa State University When the holes – also called ‘eyes’ – don’t appear in a batch, cheesemakers say the cheese is ...