Half of sports fans attribute some element of sports to the supernatural—and 21 percent of fans perform a ritual before or during sports games.
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Abortion & Reproductive Health
01.13.2014
Can Reality TV Lower the Teen Birthrate?
According to a new economic study, shows like MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” and its spin-off, “Teen Mom” may have prevented more than 20,000 births to teenage mothers in 2010 alone.
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Law & Criminal Justice
01.10.2014
Different Motivations Lead to Bipartisan Support to End Mandatory Sentencing
An unlikely alliance has formed to propose the reversal of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act—which set mandatory minimum sentencing requirements for drug offenders.
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Law & Criminal Justice
01.10.2014
Health Care: Principle vs. Practice in Health Insurance Coverage
While Americans say the government should provide health insurance, they’re less enthusiastic about the government-initiated health care program, “Obamacare.”
What’s appropriate for women to wear in public? This is the focus of a new study conducted by the University of Michigan in seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Climate Change & Science
01.07.2014
What’s to Blame for the Polar Vortex?
As freezing temperatures make headlines and some wonder what’s behind the “polar vortex,” we take a look at if Americans say the weather has gotten more extreme.
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Abortion & Reproductive Health
01.07.2014
Supreme Court Addresses New Challenges to Obamacare Contraception Mandate
SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor has temporarily blocked a portion of the ACA requiring religious organizations to offer health care plans covering contraceptives.
The legalization of marijuana in Colo. follows a notable shift in public opinion—in 2013, a majority of Americans supported its legalization for the first time.
Should the question of whether to legalize same-sex marriages be decided at the federal level, or should it be left up to the states? It depends on who you ask.
Ahead of the 2014 elections, each party seeks an issue that will rally support among voters; Democrats may have found it in efforts to increase the minimum wage.
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