An anthropologist went to Mexico and interviewed more than 50 people who were deported. It was like being sent to the moon,…
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While the Montecito, California mudslides took 20 lives, landslides kill far more people in developing countries. Tighter…
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US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's anti-Washington rhetoric represents a radical departure from that of previous…
No one will be turned away at the emergency room because of the shutdown. But it will take the government longer to respond…
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The 2013 shutdown offers some clues as to what the impact might be if Republicans and Democrats fail to agree to a short-term…
While sexual harassment is still all too common, at least we’re having more open conversations about it, and victims are…
If they pass a deal on DACA, it's a win for both sides of the aisle and thousands of ‘Dreamers,’ but a loss for…
Many parts of the US have experienced extreme heat or extreme cold in the past year. Recent research projects that climate…
While comprehensive immigration reform may be out of reach, giving immigrants who came to the US as children citizenship…
We disapprove of distraction and consider attention as being valuable. What if they were, in fact, morally charged words,…
The foundation initially seemed well-suited for cleaning up Bill Clinton's legacy after the Monica Lewinsky scandal's…
Although proponents of making the SAT optional hoped it would expand college access for low-income and minority students,…
Funding for a children's health insurance program ran out at the end of last September. What will that mean for millions…
Thanks to Hurricane Maria, some US hospitals are experiencing a saline shortage. In times of emergency, medical supply chains…