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Why care about undocumented immigrants? For one thing, they've become vital to key sectors of the US economy

  • Written by Mary Jo Dudley, Director of Cornell Farmworker Program, Cornell University
Suzanne Mayes reacts to Melania Trump's jacket as she collects toys for detained families.AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

While the nation’s attention is currently focused on the southern border, what’s being forgotten is that millions of undocumented immigrants continue to live in the U.S. – and most of them work.

And in fact, these...

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Trump's new plan to consolidate federal food safety efforts won't work. Here's why

  • Written by Timothy D. Lytton, Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
An FDA lab technician inspects food for contaminants in Lenexa, Kansas.AP Photo/Todd Feeback

The Trump administration on June 21 unveiled an ambitious plan to consolidate federal food safety efforts within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Currently, 15 agencies throughout the federal government administer 35 different laws related to food safety...

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Nationalism and piety dominate Turkey's election

  • Written by Resat Kasaba, Professor of International Studies, University of Washington
Under a canopy of Turkish flags, supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) attend an election rally in Gaziantep, eastern TurkeyPresidency Press Service via AP, Pool

Turkey goes to the polls to vote for president and parliament on Sunday.

As a scholar of the history and politics of the Middle...

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Las bebidas light pueden perjudicar tu dieta

  • Written by Eunice Zhang, Clinical Fellow of Preventive Medicine, University of Michigan
Coca-Cola es la gaseosa más popular del mundo. La versión original está hecha con azúcar, pero las otras contienen edulcorantes artificiales que ahora se relacionan con problemas de obesidad y diabetes.Chones/shutterstock.com

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Los edulcorantes artificiales están en todas partes, pero el jurado...

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El bombardeo de noticias falsas distorsiona la realidad en Venezuela

  • Written by Miguel Angel Latouche, Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela

Nota editorial: Este articulo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de agosto de 2017.Read in English.

La noticia corrió como pólvora a lo largo de las redes: Leopoldo López, el líder de la oposición venezolana preso en la cárcel militar de Ramo Verde ha muerto. Lo dijo Leopoldo Castillo, un conocido...

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Physical therapy could lower need for opioids, but lack of money and time are hurdles

  • Written by Mark Bishop, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Florida
Physical therapists Steven Hunter and Laura Hayes teach an unidentified patient lumbar stabilization exercises at the Equal Access Clinic in Gainesville, FloridaMaria Belen Farias, UF Health Photography, CC BY-SA

Physical therapists help people walk again after a stroke and recover after injury or surgery, but did you know they also prevent...

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The Bezos-Buffett-Dimon health care venture: Eliminate the middlemen

  • Written by J.B. Silvers, Professor of Health Finance, Weatherhead School of Management & School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase created a health venture in January.AP File Photos.

The new health care venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced June 20 that Harvard professor and well-known author Atul Gawande would be the company’s CEO. The idea...

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China cannot spend its way to soccer greatness

  • Written by Mary Gallagher, Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is one of the most powerful people on the planet.

He is also a soccer fan.

Since taking office in 2013, Xi has put soccer squarely at the center of his ambitious plan to turn China into a wealthy superpower. Xi has a “World Cup dream.” He wants China to qualify for, host and eventually win the World...

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Preventing crimes against humanity in the US

  • Written by Nadia Rubaii, Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Immigrant rights advocates speak against Trump's policies in New Mexico.AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File

There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive.

And yet, there has been no dearth of such comparisons nearly one and a half years into his term.

Man...

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The 3 stages of giving: Deference, arrogance and inquiry

  • Written by Jennifer A. Jones, Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management and Leadership, University of Florida
Great minds don't always think alike.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

If you had US$1 million to give to charities aiming to eradicate poverty, how would you do it?

Would you support a soup kitchen? A financial literacy program? Educational scholarships? Organizations pressing for policy changes?

I worked for nonprofits for many years before realizing...

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  7. What the US can learn from other countries in dealing with pain and the opioid crisis
  8. How the Trump Foundation could undercut the public trust in charitable giving
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  14. Misinformation and biases infect social media, both intentionally and accidentally
  15. 9 essential reads on the Supreme Court and gerrymandering
  16. Why turning homelessness into a crime is cruel and costly
  17. A way around opioids: Target the type of pain for better pain relief
  18. Extreme stress during childhood can hurt social learning for years to come
  19. Trump and Sessions can end immigrant family separations without Congress' help
  20. Forced migration from Central America: 5 essential reads
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  22. How setting a schedule can make you less productive
  23. How to heal African-Americans' traumatic history
  24. Juneteenth: Freedom's promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail
  25. The public health benefits of adding offshore wind to the grid
  26. 30 years ago global warming became front-page news – and both Republicans and Democrats took it seriously
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  28. What it means to be a Christian in America today
  29. Schools must equip students to navigate alt-right websites that push fake news
  30. Opiate addiction and the history of pain and race in the US
  31. Colombia elects a conservative who promises to 'correct' its peace accord
  32. Nicaraguans try to topple a dictator — again
  33. The Bible's message on separating immigrant children from parents is a lot different from what Jeff Sessions thinks
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  37. Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
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