Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, University of North Dakota When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially as they emerge from the pandemic with heightened levels of anxiety,…
Tom Nolan, Emmanuel College When die-hard Trump supporters are able to storm the U.S. Capitol and forcefully occupy offices in the House and the Senate, questions over security are going to be…
Matthew Ward, University of Dundee As rioters forced their way into the US Capitol Building on January 6, astounded CNN presenters noted that this was the first time something like this had…
Danielle K. Kilgo, University of Minnesota The chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday wasn’t typical. Nor was the coverage. Footage carried live by cable news and clips and photos shared across…
Gabrielle Bardall, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Robert Huish, Dalhousie University The siege of the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters follows identifiable paths and patterns of election violence seen around the…
Alexander Hinton, Rutgers University – Newark In the wake of the mob incursion that took over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, it’s clear that many people are concerned about violence from…
Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University One of the many horrifying images from the Jan. 6 rampage on the U.S. Capitol shows a long-haired, long-bearded man wearing a black “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt emblazoned…
Alex Newhouse, Middlebury Institute of International Studies The attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 was shocking, but no one following right-wing activity on social media should have been surprised.…
California State Governor Gavin Newsom urged the country’s leaders to provide Americans with new $600 stimulus checks, prioritizing low-income citizens amid the devastating economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. California’s $600 Stimulus…
Catherine Bagwell, Emory University “Can’t I just go see one friend?” “I need to hang out with my friends.” “You are being overprotective and unreasonable!” Social distancing is both necessary and hard.…
Joshua M. Pearce, Michigan Technological University As COVID-19 wreaks havoc on global supply chains, a trend of moving manufacturing closer to customers could go so far as to put miniature manufacturing plants…