Opinion polarization is often considered as the primary driver of social friction, leading to exhaustive efforts to force a consensus. However, new research suggests a more pragmatic goal: reducing ...

Deep Learning Methods, GNN Model, Community Service Work, China and USA, Neural Networks Share and Cite: Liu, J.X. (2026) A Comparative Study of Community Service Work between China and the United ...

The quick turnaround between the introduction of Medicaid work requirements and implementation could leave many states spread thin, explains William Schpero, PhD, MPhil, MPH I've talked a lot with ...

The new guidance clarifies enforcement mechanisms, standardizes data use, and tightens legal boundaries for credit penalties. First introduced through pilot programs in the early 2010s, the social ...

A recent "60 Minutes" exposé revealed how automatic updates and connected devices quietly intrude on privacy. One car owner who purchased GM’s OnStar system primarily for safety discovered that his ...

Why doesn't a rising tide raise all or most boats? That is: how does wealth manage to get "sequestered" with the wealthiest? [In theory], they don't put it in big money rooms like Scrooge McDuck: they ...

The National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER) plays a key role in identifying and supporting vulnerable families in Pakistan, and has expanded significantly, from 25.5 million families in 2010 to 40 ...

This article proposes the Political System Index (PSI), a non-normative framework for analysing political systems through Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory. Unlike conventional democracy indices ...

When you think of retiring, you probably imagine sailing off into the sunset, relaxing on the golf course or the beach or puttering around your house with plenty of time to enjoy life. For many, ...

“Football-style” NHS league tables, which rank the best- and worst-performing hospitals and trusts in England, have now arrived despite warnings that they “would not help patients choose where to seek ...

A Social Security Administration (SSA) official alleged in a whistleblower disclosure that DOGE officials created “a live copy of the country’s Social Security information in a cloud environment that ...