tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315523436107295072024-03-17T23:03:18.041-04:00Jeff Inglis's clip fileJeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-44295546092026046812024-03-04T10:41:00.002-05:002024-03-04T10:41:06.367-05:00Supreme Court says only Congress can bar a candidate, like Trump, from the presidency for insurrection − 3 essential reads
Journalists set up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Feb. 8, 2024.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, in a unanimous decision, that the state of Colorado cannot bar former President Donald Trump from appearing on Colorado’s presidential ballot under the provisions of SectionJeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-75395709425672421252024-02-22T14:09:00.004-05:002024-02-25T14:10:59.787-05:00The best states for going solar in 2024
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The best states for going solar in 2024
This year began with major wake-up calls about the environment: extreme cold weather linked to climate change, winter weather advisories in every single state, and nearly half of Americans at risk of dangerous cold and wind — all within the first two weeks.
More Americans are looking for ways to reduce their Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-78391180419009185002024-02-16T08:49:00.004-05:002024-02-16T08:49:54.790-05:00Candidates’ aging brains are factors in the presidential race − 4 essential reads
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two of the three oldest people ever to serve as president.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
The leading contenders in the 2024 presidential election are two of the three oldest people ever to serve as president. President Joe Biden is 81. Former President Donald Trump is 77. Ronald Reagan took office at 69 and left Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-86741610729348684662024-02-12T09:06:00.001-05:002024-02-13T09:06:49.980-05:00Are you seeing news reports of voting problems? 4 essential reads on election disinformationPublished in The Conversation
A voter emerges from a voting booth in New Hampshire in January 2024.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
In certain circles, the 2020 presidential election isn’t over – and that seems to be at least a little bit true. In recent weeks, official reviews of election records and processes from the 2020 Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-86799234297441109472023-11-13T12:00:00.003-05:002023-11-13T12:00:26.954-05:0025 photos that changed the course of history
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25 photos that changed the course of history
In an era where any novice with a smartphone can take professional-quality photographs, suffice it to say people are taking a lot of pictures. By one estimate, nearly 2Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-5812018561456735172023-10-30T13:46:00.002-04:002023-10-30T13:46:35.864-04:0025 historic images of Route 66 in its early days
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25 historic images of Route 66 in its early days
With cars rapidly gaining popularity in the early 20th century, an American businessman in Tulsa, Oklahoma, had a vision of a network of highways connecting the whole country.
Starting small in 1901 as a businessman and county commissioner, Cyrus Avery Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-35856752709753835662023-07-27T09:26:00.001-04:002023-07-28T09:27:04.838-04:00Giuliani claims the First Amendment lets him lie – 3 essential reads
Rudy Giuliani admits to lying but says the Constitution protects him.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
In his response to a lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers who said Rudy Giuliani harmed them by falsely alleging they mishandled ballots in the 2020 presidential election, Giuliani has admitted lying. But he says the Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-71231662576213104072023-07-20T10:11:00.023-04:002023-07-21T10:23:23.034-04:00Black and Latino pedestrians face a higher risk of death while walkingPublished in The Emancipator (a joint venture between the Boston Globe and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research); co-written with Alex LaSalviaGallivan Boulevard is a four-lane, arterial road that cuts right through a largely residential community in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. At the intersection of Gallivan and Dorchester Avenue, pedestrians heading to school, Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-69181921612894462362023-07-20T10:08:00.001-04:002023-07-21T10:10:39.113-04:00States where the most residents are struggling to find their next meal
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Published in Stacker; co-written with Sarah Dolezal
Nearly 12% of U.S. adults reported being hungry sometimes or often during a Census Bureau survey in June 2023.
The longstanding problem does not affect all Americans equally. A Department of Agriculture study examining data from 2019 and 2020 found that children, single parents, single adultsJeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-67730303171930286772023-05-25T15:51:00.000-04:002023-05-25T15:51:00.460-04:00Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in lead-up to Jan. 6 insurrection – 4 essential reads
Stewart Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers, is just one member of a group that seeks to engage in violence against the U.S. government.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 25, 2023, in the wake of his November 2022 conviction Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-30722290459747084142023-05-04T09:11:00.001-04:002023-05-05T09:13:13.984-04:00Proud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy – 3 essential reads on the group and right-wing extremist white nationalism
Enrique Tarrio, center, stands with other Proud Boys at a 2019 rally in Portland, Oregon.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
Four members of the right-wing extremist group called the Proud Boys were convicted on May 4, 2023, on charges of seditious conspiracy and other charges in connection with their efforts to lead an attack on the U.S.Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-88311933418135386042023-03-21T09:08:00.007-04:002023-03-28T09:10:49.136-04:00Best West Coast small towns to live in
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Best West Coast small towns to live in
Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-80479793016124796602022-12-23T09:52:00.001-05:002022-12-23T09:52:24.180-05:00Committee report focus is not on demonstrators – 5 essential reads on the symbols they carried on Jan. 6
The congressional investigation into Jan. 6, 2021, focused on one man, not the masses.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
As the final report emerges from the congressional committee investigating the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, the focus is on the role of then-President Donald Trump and those close to him. That’s crucial Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-27425542273848089152022-11-07T08:17:00.002-05:002022-11-08T08:18:46.638-05:00What is affirmative action, anyway? 4 essential readsCo-written with Jamaal Abdul-Alim
The Supreme Court is deciding a case on whether, and how, universities may consider an applicant’s race when making admissions decisions.
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Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation and Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
Race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions could soon be a thing of the Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-26022171215368786072022-11-01T09:01:00.007-04:002022-11-03T09:02:56.315-04:00How to ensure election integrity and accuracy – 3 essential reads
A county clerk, far left, swears in a group of Nevada residents to conduct a hand count of ballots on Oct. 26, 2022.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
It’s almost certain there will be questions about the integrity of the 2022 midterm elections. In fact, some concerns about machine counting have already sparked one Nevada countyJeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-35875568548741789882022-10-19T12:03:00.019-04:002022-10-20T12:10:47.275-04:00Who is representing you? Federal and state governments are more White and male than the populations they servePublished in The Emancipator (a joint venture between the Boston Globe and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research)The nation is home to populations that are quite diverse in racial and ethnic backgrounds, and they are generally evenly split along gender lines. However, the governments that serve them are led by people who are disproportionately White and male, according toJeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-12254703688429507652022-10-17T10:47:00.004-04:002022-10-17T10:47:43.662-04:00So you want to vote by mail – 5 essential reads <figure> <img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/488375/original/file-20221005-16-kkkvga.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=11%2C0%2C3982%2C2700&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip" /> <figcaption> Voting at home by mail can be very convenient – and safe from concerns about COVID-19. Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-11493480586558765642022-10-06T10:49:00.019-04:002022-10-07T11:04:09.008-04:00U.S. military to stop honoring Confederate history — finallyPublished in The Emancipator (a joint venture between the Boston Globe and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research)The Confederate States of America, the short-lived rogue collection of states addicted to slavery and its profits, will finally be put in its place, if the U.S. Department of Defense has anything to say about it. And a commission that has identified 1,111 items Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-59723843415073198912022-07-01T14:12:00.004-04:002022-09-21T13:54:27.540-04:00Decades after Brown v. Board, US schools still struggle with segregation – 4 essential readsDecades after Brown v. Board, US schools still struggle with segregation – 4 essential reads
Millicent Brown, left, was one of the first two Black students to integrate a South Carolina public school, in September 1963.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
The Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, handed down in 1954, was supposedJeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-41422873730507141462022-06-21T09:46:00.001-04:002022-06-22T09:48:16.057-04:00Teacher burnout hits record high – 5 essential reads
Schoolteachers are reporting high levels of burnout.
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Published in The Conversation
Teachers in grades K through 12 are more burned out than workers in any other industry, according to a new Gallup poll that finds 44% of K-12 employees report “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. That number climbs to 52% Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-43141428997201988132021-09-15T09:16:00.003-04:002021-09-16T09:17:56.601-04:00Capitol Police prepare for a return of insurrectionists to Washington – 5 essential reads on the symbols they carried on Jan. 6
The U.S. Capitol Police are making security preparations for the planned rally.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
A rally in Washington, slated for Sept. 18, 2021, is being billed as an effort to support people who face criminal charges for their involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Many of the same groupsJeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-19425644183323372262021-02-05T17:37:00.001-05:002021-02-07T17:38:22.427-05:00Impeaching a former president – 4 essential reads
House of Representatives members and staff walk the article of impeachment against Donald Trump across the Capitol.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
As the U.S. Senate takes up the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, there are a lot of questions about the process and legitimacy of trying someone who is no longer Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-58776160339441628622021-01-15T15:06:00.001-05:002021-01-17T15:07:08.479-05:00Symbols of white supremacy flew proudly at the Capitol riot – 5 essential reads
Rioters carrying white supremacist symbols were inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
Many Americans are trying to gain a deeper understanding of what was behind the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and, most importantly, why it happened.
At The Conversation, we asked several scholars who study Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-80483407039723888142021-01-15T15:05:00.002-05:002021-01-17T15:06:33.392-05:00What is the 'boogaloo' and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol? 5 essential reads
Rioters mass on the U.S. Capitol steps on Jan. 6.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
In the wake of the insurrection on Jan. 6, the U.S. is bracing for the possibility of additional violent demonstrations and potential riots at the U.S. Capitol and state capitol buildings around the nation. While many were in Washington, D.C., Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231552343610729507.post-70094858336182721002020-12-10T08:12:00.002-05:002020-12-11T08:13:42.050-05:00Why does the Electoral College exist, and how does it work? 5 essential reads
Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt signs an official tally of the Electoral College votes from the 2016 presidential election, in January 2017.
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
On Dec. 14, the members of the Electoral College will meet in state capitols across the country and cast their ballots for president and vice president. The Jeff Inglishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00444452535057001058noreply@blogger.com