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President Donald Trump recently ordered federal agents dressed in riot gear and armed with guns, tear gas, flash grenades, pepper balls and batons to Portland, Oregon, ostensibly to protect federal property from protesters who have waged almost two months of demonstrations for racial justice. Both the agents’ presence and their violent tactics have sparked four significant lawsuits by state officials and by protesters claiming their constitutional rights have been violated, explains University of Oregon Law School scholar Sarah Adams-Schoen.
Those lawsuits provide a preview of the issues cities across the country will grapple with if Trump, as promised, sends armed federal agents to other communities as well, she writes.
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Naomi Schalit
Senior Editor, Politics + Society
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Federal officers using large amounts of tear gas against protesters in Portland, Oregon on July 21.
John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Sarah J. Adams-Schoen, University of Oregon
The lawsuits filed in Portland sparked by the presence of federal law enforcement agents sent there by President Trump are a preview of the legal battles to come in cities across the US.
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Politics + Society
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Julian Agyeman, Tufts University
Despite its progressive image, Minneapolis is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. That is by design not accident, argues an urban planning scholar.
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Health + Medicine
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Joseph J. Fins, Cornell University; Samuel Bagenstos, University of Michigan
Congress needs to make sure the HEROES Act includes adequate funding for people with disabilities.
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Ethics + Religion
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William Trollinger, University of Dayton; Susan L Trollinger, University of Dayton
A Kentucky museum tells the history of the universe according to the Bible in an effort to debunk evolution. Its owner, the Christian group Answers in Genesis, promotes right-wing political causes.
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Samuel L. Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder
Millions step into cathedrals and chapels on a regular basis. The history of these places of worship offers important insights into Christianity.
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Science + Technology
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Larry Griffing, Texas A&M University
Online sleuthing and deductive reasoning identifies what appears to be the only existent portrait painted of the celebrated scientist during his lifetime.
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Venkat Viswanathan, Carnegie Mellon University; Alexander Bills, Carnegie Mellon University; Shashank Sripad, Carnegie Mellon University
EVs will have lower sticker prices than gas vehicles when batteries are cheaper. Getting there comes down to knowing where to cut costs.
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Les Kaufman, Boston University
A new study estimates that $22 billion to $30 billion dollars per year needs to be spent to maintain forests and reduce the likelihood of a pathogen jumping from wildlife to humans.
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