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The supposedly universal benefits of positivity may not generalize across races, research indicates. Studies have consistently shown that positive psychological factors are linked to better physical health, including increased resistance…

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American Suburbs Radically Changed Over The Decades – And So Have Their Politics

October 29, 2020

Suburban voters in a number of areas are considered critical swing voters. The growing political stakes reflect the dramatic changes that have happened in American suburbia in recent years, says…

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How Did ‘White’ Become A Metaphor For All Things Good?

July 20, 2020

Shortly after George Floyd’s death, one of my friends texted me that Floyd wasn’t necessarily a bad person, but, pointing to his prior stints in prison, added that “he wasn’t…

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America’s Most Diverse, Mixed-Income Neighborhoods

June 9, 2020

]Which U.S. metro areas have the most people living in inclusive and diverse neighbourhoods? About seven million Americans live in communities with high levels of racial/ethnic and economic diversity, according…

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US Law Has Long Seen People Of African Descent As Fugitives

June 4, 2020

Occasionally, a mistruth spreads that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution was based on the need for slave patrols. It wasn’t. It grew out of an old republican fear…

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