Editor's note
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Stories of immigration agents separating children from their parents when they cross the border echo the devastation felt in U.S. towns experiencing immigration raids, such as the two that took place at an Ohio gardening company earlier this month. Elizabeth Oglesby, a professor of Latin American Studies, has studied the social and economic chaos created by large-scale raids. She describes the many impacts, saying “local organizations put into place their disaster readiness plans, and churches became de facto relief centers.”
In a speech last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited a passage from the Bible to defend the Trump administration’s forced separation of immigrant families. Given that the Scripture commands Christians to help the poor and recognize the importance of the family, Christian ethics scholar Bharat Ranganathan calls Sessions’ claim “at best dubious” and “at worst indefensible.”
And the calendar officially flips to summer this week for the Northern Hemisphere. UMass Amherst’s Stephen Schneider describes the astronomy behind the summer solstice – a “solar standstill” that people have celebrated for millennia.
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Danielle Douez
Associate Editor, Politics + Society
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Top Stories
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Immigration sting at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in Castalia, Ohio, June 5, 2018.
AP Photo/John Minchillo, File
Elizabeth Oglesby, University of Arizona
Immigrant raids can cause long-term community trauma. The raids can also lead to new political alliances that reshape the meaning of community.
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Jeff Sessions is citing the Bible in defending the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File
Bharat Ranganathan, University of Notre Dame
Sessions ignored the many gospel teaching about love, and used a passagethat has been used historically to justify all manner of immoral behavior, including imperialism, slavery, Nazism and apartheid.
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The Northern Hemisphere gets its biggest dose of daylight.
Takmeng Wong and the CERES Science Team at NASA Langley Research Center
Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the sun results in the seasonal changes.
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Science + Technology
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Lindsay Grace, American University School of Communication
A reflection of its own time, the iconic arcade game planted the seeds of today's video game culture.
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Bonnie J. Dunbar, Texas A&M University
35 years ago Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. But rather than focus on her own extraordinary achievements, her passion became boosting the number of girls pursuing STEM. Another pioneering astronaut remembers her friend and colleague.
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Politics + Society
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Kelly McFarland, Georgetown University
Yemen's civil war is a stew of local and foreign interests, from Washington, Saudi Arabia to Iran. And the latest battle may cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians, if not millions.
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Megan Tompkins-Stange, University of Michigan
The Donald J. Trump Foundation allegedly violated charitable norms and laws.
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Ron Stagg, Ryerson University
Canadians were shocked by Donald Trump's outburst about Justin Trudeau. Canada and the United States have been allies for more than a century, but there have been disputes between presidents and PMs.
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Health + Medicine
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Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University
The US is currently short on 182 drugs and medical supplies. The problem isn't new, but it's frustrating health care workers.
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Gabriela Blohm, University of Florida; John A. Lednicky, University of Florida
The collapse of Venezuela's public health system has terrible consequences inside the country, but it also is giving rise to mosquito-borne viruses that could spread to nearby countries.
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Monica H. Swahn, Georgia State University
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Jennifer MacCormack, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
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Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates for the first time in nine years next week. What does it mean for you?
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