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Words and stories of the year - and how the "recency effect" drove one of them

Words and stories of the year - and how the "recency effect" drove one of them

Dictionary websites have released their annual Words of the Year, and the selections say a lot about today's information ecosystem. Merriam-Webster's pick is authentic. From their November 27 blog post about people searching for the term: "A high-volume lookup most years, authentic saw a substantial

Voters say no to corruption in Guatemala

Voters say no to corruption in Guatemala

This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. On August 20, Guatemalans voted an upset candidate into office. Bernardo

How falsehoods can put freedom at risk

How falsehoods can put freedom at risk

This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. A notable aspect of the Georgia indictment coverage is how many

The latest critical race theory drama comes to us from Florida

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The latest critical race theory drama comes to us from Florida

If you're skeptical that the furor over critical race theory has had any real impact on students, look no further than Orlando. On January 3, ProPublica brought us the story of Jonathan Cox, an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida

The propaganda trick that sparked a movement

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The propaganda trick that sparked a movement

Thanks to redistricting, all 15 seats on the Texas State Board of Education are up for re-election in the upcoming midterms. Thirty-three candidates are vying for the seats, and as you'd guess, critical race theory comes up frequently in their campaigns. Critical race theory is not, and never

Modern parameters for a conversation

Modern parameters for a conversation

I recently began conversing with someone from my past whose politics are different from mine, via text. We'd reconnected recently and have been going back and forth on things benign, and also less so: like the insurrection and whether the election was stolen. We disagree but this person