AMERICAS
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Key reasons for 2019’s economic growth
The macroeconomy of the United States has seen a relatively good year with more new jobs, lower unemployment, manageable inflation,…
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The implications behind the rise of multigenerational living in the U.S.
Pew Research Center reported that in 2016, 64 million Americans lived in multigenerational households. This record number equals roughly 20%…
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Courts have avoided refereeing between Congress and the president, but Trump may force them to wade in
By Kirsten Carlson, Wayne State University President Donald Trump’s refusal to hand over records to Congress and allow executive branch…
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Mormons in Mexico: A brief history of polygamy, cartel violence and faith
By Rebecca Janzen, University of South Carolina Nine members of a prominent Mormon family in northern Mexico, all women and…
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Evangelicals in Brazil see abuse of God’s earth as a sin – but will they fight to save the Amazon?
By Amy Erica Smith, Iowa State University When the Brazilian city of São Paulo abruptly went dark at midday on…
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Democrat or Republican, Americans are angry, frustrated and overwhelmed
By María Celeste Wagner, University of Pennsylvania and Pablo J. Boczkowski, Northwestern University As the country looks ahead to President…
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What Trump’s travel ban really looks like, almost two years in
By Vahid Niayesh, California State University, Long Beach Did President Donald Trump’s travel ban – in place now for more…
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As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently
By Nicholas Rajkovich, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York In the past seven years, four major disasters…
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Lower refugee limits are weakening resettlement in the US
By Stephanie J. Nawyn, Michigan State University President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will cut the number of refugees…
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Andean anarchy: comparing political crises in Peru and Ecuador
One capital had two presidents, while the other capital had none. In Lima last month, the Peruvian Congress feuded with…
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