+ it's easy to misunderstand disaster warnings â with deadly consequences US Edition - Today's top story: Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it's not a hate crime [View in browser]( US Edition | 19 March 2021 [The Conversation](
Academic rigor, journalistic flair The killings of eight people â including six Asian American women â in Atlanta have increased concern about anti-Asian violence, which has been on the rise in the past year. While the suspect has not been charged with a hate crime â and may not be â Amherst College sociologist Pawan Dhingra explains why racism likely still played a role. Dhingra describes the long history of anti-Asian prejudice in the U.S. and points out that [race and gender can be factors in violence]( â even if the alleged perpetrator doesnât say so directly. Also today: - [Ethics of idleness: Is doing nothing a sin or a virtue?](
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- [How companies can help fight vaccine skepticism]( Jeff Inglis Politics + Society Editor
Children attend a March 17 vigil at Clemente Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, for the victims of the shooting spree in Atlanta. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
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[Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death]( Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf, University of Florida; Jason von Meding, University of Florida Misunderstanding disaster warnings can have catastrophic consequences. New research shows how easily modern emergency communications can get lost in translation. Politics + Society -
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[How effective is the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine?]( William Petri, University of Virginia The vaccine rollout is underway, but what happens if there is a supply disruption? Would it be feasible to change strategy and give more people a first dose? An expert analyzes the data. From our International Editions -
[Tanzaniaâs John Magufuli: a brilliant start but an ignominious end]( Aikande Clement Kwayu, University of Wisconsin-Madison He came into office with a reputation for making broken systems work, but as he began his second presidential term John Magufuli became known as a ruthless and ambitious authoritarian. -
[âPeléâ doc kicks up questions on race, violence and democracy in Brazil]( Luisa Farah Schwartzman, University of Toronto Although Brazil is formally a democracy, the practice of torture is ongoing, especially for Black Brazilians. Soccer creates an illusion of fairness is which is increasingly hard to sustain. -
[Survey shows 32% of British women donât feel safe walking alone at night â compared to just 13% of men]( Rory Fitzgerald, City, University of London Across 29 countries, there are wide disparities between how women feel about going out alone and how men feel. Today's graphic --------------------------------------------------------------- [border closings during the pandemic]( Youâre receiving this newsletter from [The Conversation](.
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