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Trump and Sessions can end immigrant family separations without Congress' help

  • Written by Kevin Johnson, Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
Children at an immigrant family separation protest in Phoenix.AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

A recent poll shows that two-thirds of Americans oppose the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Amid a firestorm of criticism, President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats and inaction in...

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Forced migration from Central America: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, Global Affairs Editor, The Conversation US

Since President Donald Trump ordered border officials to criminally prosecute all people caught trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in May, approximately 2,000 children of Central American migrants have been forcibly separated from their parents.

Video footage of distraught children isolated in detention centers has provoked outrage worldwide....

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Yoga isn't timeless: it's changing to meet contemporary needs

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute, and Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
International Yoga Day in London 2017 in Trafalgar SquareAnna Sunderland Engels., CC BY

On June 21, on International Yoga Day, people will take out their yoga mats and practice sun salutations or sit in meditation. Yoga may have originated in ancient India, but today is practiced all over the world.

In the United States, it was philosophers such as...

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How setting a schedule can make you less productive

  • Written by Selin Malkoc, Associate Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day ...NAN728/Shutterstock.com

It can seem like there’s never enough time – not enough for sleep and not enough for play, not enough for cooking and not enough for exercise.

There’s a relatively new term to describe this feeling: time famine, or the sensation of having too much to do...

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How to heal African-Americans' traumatic history

  • Written by Taasogle Daryl Rowe, Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University
Names of lynching victims at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala.AP/Brynn Anderson

Do you smell it? That foul odor that floats in the air, when something you thought was dead is unearthed.

That’s the smell of ole man Jim Crow crawling back into our daily lives.

One of the most horrendous and abhorrent forms of Jim...

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Juneteenth: Freedom's promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail

  • Written by Matthew Larson, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University
Black men occupy a disproportionate share of prison cells in the U.S.sakhorn/Shutterstock.com

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a celebration of the de facto end of slavery in the United States.

For hundreds of thousands of African-Americans stuck in pretrial detention – accused but not convicted of a crime, and unable to leave because of bail...

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The public health benefits of adding offshore wind to the grid

  • Written by Jonathan Buonocore, Research Associate, Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Offshore wind turbine near ScotlandU.S. Department of the Interior

New plans to build two commercial offshore wind farms near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts have sparked a lot of discussion about the vast potential of this previously untapped source of electricity.

But as an environmental health and climate researcher, I’m intrigued...

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30 years ago global warming became front-page news – and both Republicans and Democrats took it seriously

  • Written by Robert Brulle, Professor of Sociology, Drexel University
James Hansen testified to Congress in 1988 that warming was caused by pollution and that 'it is time to stop waffling so much.' AP Photo/Dennis Cook

June 23, 1988 marked the date on which climate change became a national issue. In landmark testimony before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Dr. James Hansen, then director of...

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More mental health care alone will not stop gun violence

  • Written by Jonathan Spiegler, PhD Student in Political Science, Michigan State University
Gun safety advocates hold signs during a rally to honor victims of gun violence on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, 2013.AP/Brennan Linsley

Gun violence remains a highly controversial issue in the wake of school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and other communities. At such times, politicians seem compelled to offer the public...

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What it means to be a Christian in America today

  • Written by Matthew Bowman, Associate Professor of History, Henderson State University
Young people hold hands for a prayer during a gathering at sunset outside the Christian Fellowship Church in Benton, Kentucky.AP Photo/David Goldman

President Donald Trump spoke recently to the Campaign for Life Gala, an annual Washington gathering of activists opposed to abortion. There he declared that Americans depend upon divine protection to...

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  3. Colombia elects a conservative who promises to 'correct' its peace accord
  4. Nicaraguans try to topple a dictator — again
  5. The Bible's message on separating immigrant children from parents is a lot different from what Jeff Sessions thinks
  6. Astronaut Sally K. Ride's legacy – encouraging young women to embrace science and engineering
  7. What 40 years of 'Space Invaders' says about the 1970s – and today
  8. Why a minor change to how EPA makes rules could radically reduce environmental protection
  9. Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
  10. Why you should eat popcorn with chopsticks – and other psychological tricks to make life more enjoyable
  11. As Venezuela's public health system collapses, mosquito-borne viruses re-emerge
  12. What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
  13. US communities can suffer long-term consequences after immigration raids
  14. Yemen: Understanding the conflict
  15. One likely winner of the World Cup? Putin
  16. Why New York state is suing the Trumps: 5 questions answered
  17. How can a baby have 3 parents?
  18. Puerto Ricans don't trust official information on Hurricane Maria
  19. Why domestic abuse and anti-gay violence qualify as persecution in asylum law
  20. How Native American food is tied to important sacred stories
  21. How recycling more steel and aluminum could slash imports without a trade war
  22. A Father's Day reminder from science: Your kids aren't really growing up quickly
  23. Mexico seeks to become 'country of refuge' as US cracks down on migrants
  24. El nuevo aeropuerto de la Ciudad de México es un desastre ambiental que podría ser un gran parque natural
  25. To avoid humans, more wildlife now work the night shift
  26. Fathers forgotten when it comes to services to help them be good parents, new study finds
  27. Why black women's experiences of #MeToo are different
  28. Suicide nation: What's behind the need to numb and to seek a final escape?
  29. Lessons on political polarization from Lincoln's 'House Divided' speech, 160 years later
  30. Four campus free speech problems solved
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  32. New European rules may give US internet users true privacy choices for the first time
  33. Why there are so many unsheltered homeless people on the West Coast
  34. El colapso económico de Venezuela tiene una clara explicación
  35. Short-term changes in Antarctica's ice shelves are key to predicting their long-term fate
  36. On Germany's national soccer stage, why have East Germans gone missing?
  37. En Venezuela puede que no haya un final feliz
  38. Furia en Argentina despues del juicio que da indulto a un criminal de la Guerra Sucia
  39. The US nuclear arsenal: A quick overview
  40. Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk
  41. Anthony Bourdain's window into Africa
  42. How to choose a World Cup team when the US isn't contending
  43. Some want to get rid of college majors – here's how that could go wrong
  44. Do abused women need asylum? 4 essential reads
  45. Summit with Kim is boosting Trump's confidence – that might not be a good thing
  46. Is Venezuela's president afraid of a coup d'etat?
  47. Mind molding psychedelic drugs could treat depression, and other mental illnesses
  48. Could science diplomacy be the key to stabilizing international relations?
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  50. Why religions of the world condemn suicide