Armed poll watchers: New Jersey’s 1981 racist voter intimidation campaign is a cautionary tale ahead of 2026 midterms
By Mark Krasovic, Associate Professor of History and American Studies, Rutgers University - Newark, The Conversation · October 7, 2026
An armed voter suppression campaign in New Jersey in 1981 finds echoes today in the Trump administration’s persistent efforts to suppress the vote and undermine trust in elections nationwide.
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Many drugs have mirror chemical structures, one helpful and the other harmful – a Nobel-winning discovery allows chemists to make either on demand
By Sajish Mathew, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore · 2h ago
From jargon to impact: Teaching undergraduates the art of public communication
By Seth T. Kannarr, Visiting Honors Lecturer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Derek H. Alderman, Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee, Katrina Stack, Assistant Professor of U.S. Public History, University of South Florida · 7h ago
These state supreme court races could decide abortion access and trans rights
By Rachel Rebouché, Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin · 10h ago