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'Jesus People' – a movement born from the 'Summer of Love'

  • Written by Larry Eskridge, Instructor in HIstory, Wheaton College (Illinois)
imageA crowd at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco celebrates day one of the 'Summer of Love.'AP Photo

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the “Summer of Love.” Popular culture remembers the tens of thousands of joyous young hippies that descended upon San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district to celebrate personal expression, drug...

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Hurricanes drive immigration to the US

  • Written by Dean Yang, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan

In the last few weeks, hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Katia have cut paths of destruction in the Caribbean, Mexico and the U.S.

While recovery and reconstruction will be an immense effort in Houston and Miami, it will likely be slower in poorer and smaller countries outside the U.S. There, many people suffering from the aftermath of these storms may...

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How solar power can protect the US military from threats to the electric grid

  • Written by Joshua M. Pearce, Professor, Michigan Technology University
imageUsing solar power could give the U.S. military some advantages – and more security. Diane Durden/U.S. Marine Corps

As the U.S. military increases its use of drones in surveillance and combat overseas, the danger posed by a threat back at home grows. Many drone flights are piloted by soldiers located in the U.S., even when the drones are...

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Vietnam: Who was right about what went wrong – and why it matters in Afghanistan

  • Written by David Skidmore, Professor of Political Science, Drake University
imageSecretary of State Dean Rusk, President Lyndon Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Yoichi Robert Okamoto/Wikipedia

The ghosts of the Vietnam War no doubt hovered over a recently assembled conclave of President Donald Trump’s advisers as they deliberated over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

In the Vietnam era, as...

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How Vietnam dramatically changed our views on soldiers, honor and war

  • Written by Richard Lachmann, Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageMarines help the wounded man to an evacuation helicopter near Van Tuong,1965. AP Photo/Peter Arnett

When Americans think of being at war, they might think of images of their fellow citizens suffering.

We count the dead and wounded. We follow veterans on their difficult journey of recovery from physical injuries and post-traumatic stress. We watch...

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Even when it's sitting in storage, coal threatens human health

  • Written by Akshaya Jha, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
imageCoal stockpile at a Milwaukee, Wisconsin power plant, 2011.Michael Pereckas, CC BY

President Trump and his appointees have pledged to end what they call the “war on coal” – policies designed to reduce the health and environmental impacts from producing and burning coal, such as toxic air pollution and mine waste disposal in streams...

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How Vietnam dramatically changed our views on honor and war

  • Written by Richard Lachmann, Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageMarines help the wounded man to an evacuation helicopter near Van Tuong,1965. AP Photo/Peter Arnett

When Americans think of being at war, they might think of images of their fellow citizens suffering.

We count the dead and wounded. We follow veterans on their difficult journey of recovery from physical injuries and post-traumatic stress. We watch...

Read more: How Vietnam dramatically changed our views on honor and war

Vietnam War: Who was right about what went wrong – and why it matters in Afghanistan

  • Written by David Skidmore, Professor of Political Science, Drake University
imageSecretary of State Dean Rusk, President Lyndon Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Yoichi Robert Okamoto/Wikipedia

The ghosts of the Vietnam War no doubt hovered over a recently assembled conclave of President Donald Trump’s advisers as they deliberated over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

In the Vietnam era, as...

Read more: Vietnam War: Who was right about what went wrong – and why it matters in Afghanistan

During Vietnam, music spoke to both sides of a divided nation

  • Written by Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, Associate Professor of History, University of South Carolina
imageMusic fans gather for the Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter' concert at California's Altamont Speedway in 1969.AP Photo

Music is central to Ken Burns’s new Vietnam War documentary, with an original score accompanied by samples of the era’s most popular musicians, from the Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan. According to USA Today, the people...

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Can 'Game of Thrones' teach us about the meaning of life?

  • Written by Diane Winston, Associate Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageWhat makes 'Game of Thrones' so popular?Helen Sloan/HBO

When the popular television series “Game of Thrones” ended last month, fans bemoaned the long wait until the final season. Speculation pegs next summer as the earliest possibility. In the meantime, posts on the dragon Viserion’s blue flames, memes on the hookup of fictional...

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  38. Are natural disasters part of God's retribution?
  39. Why can't more American women access medications for preterm birth?
  40. Christian faith doesn't just say disasters are God's retribution
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  44. In defense of HBO's counterfactual 'Confederate'
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  46. Apple and 7-Eleven show why Trump's threat to sever China trade over Korea rings hollow
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