The Obama and Trump administrations have supported a military coalition that has inflicted profound and deadly damage on Yemen. A human rights scholar says the US is complicit in genocide.
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The Trump administration is trying to spike a lawsuit against the US government arguing that there’s a constitutional right to a stable climate.
The budget bill just signed into law by the president will both make it harder for restaurants to take worker tips while reducing a form of inequality rife in the industry.
As lawmakers debate immigration policy in coming weeks, they should realize that giving immigrants who came to the US as children citizenship not only has broad political support but lifts the economy too.
While comprehensive immigration reform may be out of reach, giving immigrants who came to the US as children citizenship not only has broad political support but makes economic sense too.
Politicians on the left and right object to this practice, which the Trump administration is championing.
What should America’s role in the world be? A lot of people have an answer, but few of them agree.
The 44th president is now gone. What mark does he leave on his country?
Heading into the last days of the Obama administration, the outgoing first lady cemented a noble legacy for herself.
The outgoing president leaves behind some solid accomplishments in the world of science, tech and medicine. But the biggest departure from his predecessors might have been in his approach.
A Middle East in meltdown forced the Obama administration to give up crucial leverage.
The US is held to a different standard than other countries – but it mostly has itself to blame.
The new regulation will allow millions more U.S. workers to qualify for overtime pay. Our experts assess the impact.
Republicans immediately labeled the president’s budget proposal dead on arrival, but the very nature of government means it remains very much alive.
Separation of disciplines in academia hurts our ability to innovate and solve big problems.
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Associate Professor of Sociology, City University of New York
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Associate Professor, Department of Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations, American University School of International Service
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Philip H. Knight Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Associate Director, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere; Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida
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Lecturer in US Foreign Policy, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of International Relations at UCL | Associate Fellow on the Middle East at Chatham House, UCL
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Clinical Professor of Law, University of Chicago; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor in American and International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Chair Professor, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, California State University, Sacramento
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Professor of Political Science and Affiliate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan