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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jessica Young, American University(THE CONVERSATION) Newly released data on life expectancy across the U.S. shows that where we live matters for how long we live. A person in the U.S. can expect to live an average of 78.8 years, according to the most recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).However, life expectancy varies widely across geography. A

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul Steege, Villanova University(THE CONVERSATION) What does resistance really look like?In the United States, at least since November 2016, the idea of resistance seems to reflect a broadly imagined popular opposition to the presidency of Donald Trump. At best that sentiment shows up in thousands of grassroots organizations that have taken to the streets or organized on behalf of

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Craig E. Colten, Louisiana State University (THE CONVERSATION) Coastal counties in North and South Carolina are still assessing damage from Hurricane Florence, which dropped up to three feet of rain in some areas in September. Now, along with southern Georgia, they face new forecasts of dangerous flooding from Hurricane Michael.Since the 1950s, coastal communities have ordered

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