Studies conducted in small communities around the globe often conclude elevated rates of cancer and other diseases are “not substantiated.” When residents in communities like …
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A common mantra when it comes to studying the environment is that only a disinterested, dispassionate natural scientist can untangle the natural from the social …
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What do recent legislative defeats say about the state of environmentalism in the United States? And where does the U.S. environmental movement stand on it? …
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Sociologists today are increasingly questioning the colorblind ideology and what effects it has on American culture and law. Their interest is due in no small …
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Most major news magazines have covered the dramatic processes of change—constitutional reforms, referenda, marches, protests, strikes, and a coup followed by a counter-coup—Venezuela has seen …
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As an online special, we’re making this article available in its entirety. You may choose to read either the html version or a PDF …
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After September 11, 2001, dying for a cause became indelibly associated with suicide attacks, at least in North America and Europe. Another kind of politically …
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by John Schmalzbauer and Kathleen A. Mahoney
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Winter 2008
The college campus has long been perceived as one of the most secular precincts of American society. Within the academy and mass media, the secularization …
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Scientists are assumed to attack the religious aspects of today’s biggest social issues because they are atheists and anti-religion. But we really know very little …
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