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America has not always been as welcoming to refugees as we think

  • Written by Allen Wells, Professor of History, Director of Latin American Studies Program, Bowdoin College
imageWorld War II poster. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

President Trump’s executive order to sharply restrict immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries has been decried by many as reckless, punitive and even unconstitutional. Nearly half the electorate, however, applaud the president for suspending immigration even...

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Do you know what the Affordable Care Act does? Here's a primer to help

  • Written by Darius Lakdawalla, Quintiles Professor of Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation, University of Southern California
imageA screen shot of open enrollment for 2017 Obamacare plans. Open enrollment is now closed, and opponents hope it will be closed forever. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “Obamacare,” has generated controversy from its inception. Republicans vow to repeal it. Democrats vow to defend it. Yet, unfortunately,...

Read more: Do you know what the Affordable Care Act does? Here's a primer to help

Can the black press stay relevant?

  • Written by Bill Celis, Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Strategic Initiatives, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageA 1941 photograph depicts the Chicago Defender's linotype operators.Wikimedia Commons

Mattie Smith Colin was a seasoned reporter for the Chicago Defender when the newspaper sent her to cover the return of Emmett Till’s body. The 14-year-old Chicago native, who was visiting relatives in the Mississippi Delta, had been brutally beaten and shot...

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The Democratic Party is facing a demographic crisis

  • Written by Musa al-Gharbi, Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellow in Sociology, Columbia University
imageWill voters of the future swing left or right?Cropped from joebeone/flickr, CC BY

In 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama outperformed his predecessors John Kerry and Al Gore with virtually every single demographic group, handily defeating his Republican rival John McCain.

This success spread to down-ballot races as well. Democrats...

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Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far

  • Written by Reagan Waskom, Director, Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University
imagePrairie potholes in South Dakota are important breeding and feeding areas for many types of birds. Under the Clean Water Rule, farmers cannot fill them in or discharge pollutants into them without a permit.Laura Hubers, USFWS/Flickr, CC BY

President Trump issued an executive order Feb. 28 directing federal agencies to revise the Clean Water Rule, a...

Read more: Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far

Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

  • Written by Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport several million undocumented immigrants and recently set a plan in motion targeting those with criminal records (of any kind).

While the ethical issues with mass deportations have received lots of attention, the economics haven’t been explored as comprehensively. And the costs of mass deportations...

Read more: Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

  • Written by Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport several million undocumented immigrants and recently set a plan in motion targeting those with criminal records (of any kind).

While the ethical issues with mass deportations have received lots of attention, the economics haven’t been explored as comprehensively. And the costs of mass deportations...

Read more: Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy

Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

  • Written by Peter Gottschalk, Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University

On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

In recent times, such attacks have targeted a variety of cherished sites and individuals in Pakistan. These have ranged from the...

Read more: Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

  • Written by Peter Gottschalk, Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University

On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

In recent times, such attacks have targeted a variety of cherished sites and individuals in Pakistan. These have ranged from the...

Read more: Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?

Safe and ethical ways to edit the human genome

  • Written by Rosa Castro, Postdoctoral Associate in Science and Society, Duke University
imageHuman genome editing raises a lot of questions. Gene sequence image via www.shutterstock.com.

The National Academies of Science and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on Feb. 14 exploring the implications of new technologies that can alter the genome of living organisms, including humans.

Although scientists have been able to edit genes for several...

Read more: Safe and ethical ways to edit the human genome

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  2. Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia
  3. America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism
  4. America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism
  5. The destructive life of a Mardi Gras bead
  6. California's rain may shed light on new questions about what causes earthquakes
  7. Why Trump's EPA is far more vulnerable to attack than Reagan's or Bush's
  8. Cybersecurity of the power grid: A growing challenge
  9. The transgender bathroom controversy: Four essential reads
  10. How Iranian filmmakers like Asghar Farhadi defy the censors
  11. Hidden figures: How black women preachers spoke truth to power
  12. Seeking truth among 'alternative facts'
  13. How undocumented immigrants negotiate a place for themselves in America
  14. Who exactly are 'radical' Muslims?
  15. Decades into diabetes, insulin therapy still hard to manage
  16. Broadband internet can help rural communities connect – if they use it
  17. Uber's dismissive treatment of employee's sexism claims is all too typical
  18. Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome
  19. How the 'guerrilla archivists' saved history – and are doing it again under Trump
  20. Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?
  21. Red state rural America is acting on climate change – without calling it climate change
  22. Puzder's failed nomination reminds us why the secretary of labor matters
  23. In latest skirmish of western land wars, Congress supports mining and ranching
  24. Diversity is on the rise in urban and rural communities, and it's here to stay
  25. How social media stars are fighting for the Left
  26. How governments and companies can prevent the next insider attack
  27. Building privacy right into software code
  28. Inmates are excluded from Medicaid – here's why it makes sense to change that
  29. Can Trump resist the power of behavioral science's dark side?
  30. Is your smartphone making you shy?
  31. Where is 'rural America,' and what does it look like?
  32. How much does the Johnson Amendment curtail church freedom?
  33. More lessons from Dolly the sheep: Is a clone really born at age zero?
  34. 20 years after Dolly: Everything you always wanted to know about the cloned sheep and what came next
  35. Trump's moves on the Dakota Access Pipeline portend more clashes with states
  36. Who counts as black?
  37. White House in turmoil shows why Trump's no CEO
  38. Russia, Trump and the 2016 election: What's the best way for Congress to investigate?
  39. Could your Fitbit data be used to deny you health insurance?
  40. Five lessons Trump could learn from Lincoln
  41. What makes a mountain, hill or prairie a 'sacred' place for Native Americans?
  42. Did Abraham Lincoln's bromance alter the course of American history?
  43. Why you should know about the New Thought movement
  44. Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children
  45. Are fossil fuel companies telling investors enough about the risks of climate change?
  46. Galapagos giant tortoises make a comeback, thanks to innovative conservation strategies
  47. Personalized medicine may do more to treat rather than prevent chronic diseases
  48. How robots could help chronically ill kids attend school
  49. Netanyahu's meeting with Trump: Good for Israeli-Palestinian peace?
  50. How will native tribes fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in court?