How religion collided with race and politics in Brazil’s presidential election
By John Thomas III, Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston, The Conversation · October 27, 2026
Religion has become an important factor in Brazilian politics. But to see the whole picture, you need to analyze diversity within churches, a political scientist writes.
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School librarians are vanishing from Michigan schools just when they are needed most
By Shannon Oltmann, Associate Dean of Information Sciences, Wayne State University, Kafi Kumasi, Professor of Information Sciences, Wayne State University · 20h ago
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