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Suspension of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act generated record gains for companies involved in overseas corruption cases

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When, on 10 February 2025, United States President Donald Trump signed the executive order suspending the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), companies previously involved in overseas corruption cases collectively gained around USD […]

Society & Politics

Emphasizing immigrants’ deservingness can shift attitudes

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A study conducted during the 2024 French elections finds that information about immigrants’ efforts to overcome poverty and learn French reduces negative beliefs about immigration and modestly decreases opposition to immigration among voters. The study […]

Society & Politics

Mixing incentives and penalties found key to cutting carbon emissions long term

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A study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution can significantly […]

Society & Politics

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest—but internet access adds the crucial spark

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The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent weeks, the richest 10% of the global population now receive 53% of all income and […]

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Citizens have greater trust in parliaments with higher female representation, new research finds

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New research from the University of St Andrews has found that increases in women’s parliamentary representation within a country are related to enhanced public trust in the national parliament.This post was originally published on this […]

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There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings

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A group of college students braved the frigid New England weather on Dec. 13, 2025, to attend a late afternoon review session at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Eleven of those students were struck […]

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Hidden bias gives ‘swing state’ voters more influence over US trade policy

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Americans living in political “swing states” have a significantly louder voice in national trade policy—effectively making their votes worth more than others—according to a new study published in the Journal of International Economics.This post was […]

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Report challenges climate change as sole trigger of Syrian Civil War, exposing governance failures in drought response

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The Syrian civil war, which began in 2011, has been widely framed as a “climate conflict” and a mass migration and uprising triggered by a severe drought. This very well-known and media-popular narrative is now […]

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Support for scientific funding doesn’t have to be partisan—but scientists must make the case, says new study

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When federal science agencies became the focus of sweeping budget cuts earlier this year, the national debate quickly took on a familiar shape: Conservatives approved of the budget cuts while liberals opposed them.This post was […]

Society & Politics

Neutrality isn’t a safe strategy on controversial issues, research shows

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Researchers Rachel Ruttan and Katherine DeCelles of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management are anything but neutral on neutrality. The next time you’re tempted to play it safe on a hot-button topic, their […]

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Top Stories

  • Financial complaint delays hit seniors and veterans hardest, with gaps widening over time

    When a bank wrongly charges fees, a debt collector harasses someone over a disputed bill, or a mortgage servicer fails to apply payments correctly, Americans have a formal recourse: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Filing [...]
  • Elite MBAs still influence who reaches the top of corporate America, study shows

    New research from the University of Bath shows that graduates of elite MBA programs, particularly the so-called M7 super elite US schools, are significantly more likely to become top management team members and CEOs than [...]
  • Employment data shows the early signs of AI job disruption are already here

    There has been no shortage of bold claims recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs—from mass unemployment to over-hyped distraction. Much of this debate is speculative. Often, coming from the tech giants promoting their own [...]

Highlights

  • When AI starts shopping for you, fashion may be entering a new era of pricing
  • Q&A: How research aims to improve bad housing data
  • Financial complaint delays hit seniors and veterans hardest, with gaps widening over time
WHAT’S NEW
  • How HR can help public companies succeed long after the IPO
  • New model helps investors and regulators understand complex businesses and see their positive sides
  • Public sector workers’ motivation based more on work environment than personal drive, study finds
  • Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • Beyond blunders: British political studies and successful public policy
  • Deportations and street arrests have risen exponentially, researchers find
  • Sexist attitudes account for up to 13% of Gen Z’s gender voting gap
  • Hat wars of early modern England reveal how manners make the rebel
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