
Opinion & Essay
Most Americans don’t realize what companies can predict from their data
In the U.S., the companies and platforms you interact with own the data they collect about you. This means they can legally sell this information to data brokers.
7 years ago
Delaware Theatre’s ‘Saint Joan’ a story of determination
Clare O’Malley delivers a sweet, searing Joan who dazzles all with her confidence and determination in Delaware Theatre Company's production of "Saint Joan" in Wilmington.
7 years ago
A sentimental journey over ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at Philadelphia Theatre Company
A photographer, a housewife and a show that doesn't know when to stop.
7 years ago
When newspapers close, voters become more partisan
At a time when national political news is inescapable, there is less local news to be found – and less interest in local politics from Americans.
7 years ago
African-Americans’ economic setbacks from the Great Recession are ongoing – and could be repeated
Even today, a decade since the Great Recession hit, blacks still haven’t fully recovered and remain in a precarious financial condition.
7 years ago
There's a Yiddish saying that "a schlemiel is somebody who often spills his soup." Which brings us to Donald Trump.
7 years ago
There is a fundamental mismatch between what sexual assault survivors disclose and what legal systems need to hear to take action.
7 years ago
Lise Meitner – the forgotten woman of nuclear physics who deserved a Nobel Prize
Left off publications due to Nazi prejudice, this Jewish woman lost her rightful place in the scientific pantheon as the discoverer of nuclear fission.
7 years ago
Trump’s fright-wing freakout about ‘socialism’
Did you catch Trump's 2020 campaign message, lodged deep within the State of the Union speech? "Here in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism."
7 years ago
‘Box Clever’ and boxed in at life, from Inis Nua Theatre Company
A desperate single mother bares her soul, but not effectively until the play's very end.
7 years ago
Americans say they’re worried about climate change – so why don’t they vote that way?
According to a survey, “record numbers of Americans say they care about global warming.” But voters do not identify climate issues as key drivers of their voting decisions.
7 years ago
Why Venezuela’s oil money could keep undermining its economy and democracy
As political and economic crises threaten to topple Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, political scientists like us are not surprised that he has run into trouble.
7 years ago
A ‘Dream Girl,’ overwhelmed by her space with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium
Her mind takes off into daydreams, but the play is earth-bound by echoing sound where it's performed.
7 years ago
‘Hype Man’ and the kitchen sink at InterAct Theatre Company
Hip-hop performers argue over the purpose of a public forum.
7 years ago
People don’t trust blockchain systems – is regulation a way to help?
Blockchain technology isn’t as widely used as it could be, largely because blockchain users don’t trust each other, as research shows.
7 years ago
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