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Written by Colin Greer and Eric Laursen The Inclusionary/Exclusionary Divide Social movements are powerful engines for change, and they coalesce … Continue reading How Inclusionary Social Movements Succeed
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Written by April M. Short Anthropologists’ research on the origins of war, going back to the beginning of human history … Continue reading War Is Not Inevitable—A More Peaceful Future Is Possible
Written by James Murray, Staff Writer Neil Turner’s writings explore the intersection of power, biopolitics, and social identity, primarily through the … Continue reading The Biopolitics of Identity
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Written by John P. Ruehl The 2025 U.S. housing market presents a paradox. Home sales are down, and there are … Continue reading The Corporate Takeover of Housing
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Written by Vanessa Chang Introduction The influential computer scientist Mark Weiser once wrote that “a good tool is an invisible … Continue reading How Technology Shapes How We Move, Speak, and Think
by Jehron Muhammad This year, during the African Union’s annual summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders elected the … Continue reading New African Union Executive Chairperson challenges member states
Written by Richard E. Blanton Was Western Political History Really Unique? Armed with a new theory, good governance measures to … Continue reading Political Collapse: Lessons From Fallen Empires – Part Two
Written by Jehron Muhammad May 25th 2025, Africa and its diaspora paid tribute to those heroes, past and present, whose … Continue reading Africa Day and the history of the Pan African anti-imperialist movement
by Marjorie Hecht Introduction It’s surprising that human infants as young as 10 months may be able to identify social … Continue reading Perceptions of Social Dominance and How to Change Them
Written by Carole Crumley By applying a concept widely used in mathematics and computer science, Carole Crumley has radically changed … Continue reading Rethinking Rank and Privilege in Human Societies
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Written by Neil Turner The study of Maroon sites is a rich and virtually untapped area that can advance our … Continue reading MAROONS – The Great Palmares
Written by Keith Hart National capitalism starts unravelling in the 1970s In the early 1970s, the United States’ losing war … Continue reading Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach (con’t)
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Written by Colin Greer & Eric Laursen Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on the role of … Continue reading The Growth of Malignant and Exclusionary Social Movements
Written by Keith Hart The classical liberal revolutions were sustained by three ideas: that freedomand economic progress require increased movement … Continue reading Cultural sources of a liberal revolution in Africa
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