Feature Channels: Civil Liberties

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Expert sources for your Ukraine-Russia conflict stories

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The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a new online exhibit exploring the life and achievements of Dr. William Townsend, a civil rights leader in Arkansas who was the first African American licensed to practice optometry in the state.

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The Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University will present Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals with its Free Speech in Music Award Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Tucker Theatre on campus in a free public evening of music and celebration.

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Here are some of the latest articles we've posted in the Behavioral Science channel.

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Party polarization tends to come before voter polarization, according to new research co-led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

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A voting rights filibuster “carve-out” — or making an exception to the 60-vote threshold to overcome a legislative filibuster — would help to preserve the core democratic principle of majority rule, says an expert on constitutional law at Washington University in St. Louis.Still, a voting rights carve-out could create a slippery slope to more filibuster changes, said Gregory Magarian, the Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law.

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A Swansea law expert has been awarded €1.5 million to examine how public perceptions of deepfakes – AI-manipulated images, videos or audio – affect trust in user-generated evidence of human rights violations.

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The Latest Mental Health Research and Feature News in the Mental Health Channel on Newswise

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Beyond Delta and Omicron: Plant-Based Nutrition for Whole-Body Health in the Age of COVID

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Chula researchers have revealed the impacts of the coronavirus outbreaks on personal data protection and confidence in the government, which resulted in the concealment of information by infected people, that hindered the mitigation of the pandemic. The governments must educate the public and create awareness of people’s legal rights.

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Recent protests in the U.S. over police brutality have attracted much global attention, but scholars have come to mixed conclusions about if protest alone can bring about policy change. A study from the December 2021 issue of American Sociological Review seeks to answer whether protest can bring about desired outcomes.

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A University of Utah researcher argues access to high-speed internet, or broadband, is a human rights and social justice issue as lack of access disproportionately impacts low-income, People of Color, seniors, Native Americans and rural residents. In order to reduce the digital divide, Sanders said there are community-based, grassroots initiatives that can serve as excellent models—including one in Utah.

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Instead of being complacent that the populist threat to U.S. democracy is over, the people and their politicians ought to learn from the mistakes of their neighbors in South America, where a failure to address structural inequalities has allowed populism to retain power.

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