Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.
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The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
To what extent has the line between playful community space and commercial spectacle been blurred?
Analysis of the air quality data available for southwest Memphis finds that pollution has long been quite bad, but the turbines powering an xAI data center have not made it much worse.
Pop culture about the ‘trial of the century’ reflected broader cultural rifts.
Helene’s size and speed worsened everything from its storm surge to its extreme flooding in the mountains. And another hurricane was coming right on Helene’s heels.
It’s not certain that the ruling will make it harder for fired union organizers to get their jobs back, a labor law professor explains.
The singer’s home reflects the rags-to-riches trajectory that epitomizes the American Dream. Yet Presley and his estate were seen as not quite refined enough to reflect true upward mobility.
The loss in Alabama doesn’t mean the UAW is done winning in the South.
It turns out that handing over taxpayer dollars to billionaire owners tends to be far less popular among regular citizens than among well-connected government officials.
New charts and data show how corporate demand could boost clean energy investment in regions where renewable energy potential is strong but wind and solar power have lagged.
Large parts of Appalachia’s forests, once owned by coal companies, now make money for investors by storing carbon. But the results bring few jobs or sizable investments for residents.
After a 20th-century manufacturing boom, the region has been in a decadeslong decline. Rural factory towns can blame technology and globalization for their woes.
Emphasizing self-sufficiency in fundraising pitches can increase charitable donations, a marketing scholar has found.
Some of the biggest changes to child labor laws are in Iowa and Arkansas.
Throughout US history, a ‘white backlash’ has worked to keep Black officeholders and their constituents out of power. Atlanta DA Fani Willis is just the latest.
Analysis of the 10 years in which the US banned sales of assault weapons shows that it correlates with a drop in mass shooting deaths – a trend that reversed as soon as the ban expired.
Emphasizing threats to children is a well-worn refrain among those worried about the decline of American culture and values.
The officers charged in the murder of a Black man in Memphis, Tenn., were part of the elite SCORPION squad. Such units have an ugly history.
Tennessee and Wisconsin are among the states that can jail pregnant women because of illegal substance use, despite major medical groups saying that this practice isn’t effective.
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Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor of Geography, Middle Tennessee State University
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Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
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Professor of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of History
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Assistant Professor of American History, Bard College
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Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
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Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management; Co-Founder of CODE, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University
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Professor of History, Tennessee State University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Queen Mary University of London