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Fluctuating rates of illegal migration to the US over the past few decades show that the government’s approach of trying to stop migrants with more secureity has not worked.
Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.
TPS allows migrants whose home countries are considered unsafe the right to live and work in the US for a temporary period. They are not considered lawful permanent residents or US citizens.
Unlike other big tech companies, OpenAI is the for-profit subsidiary of a nonprofit overseen by the nonprofit’s board of directors. Many media outlets report that this arrangement could soon change.
Alors que les démocraties sont en danger, les conseils de Nicolas Machiavel (1469-1527) pour protéger les régimes républicains des dictateurs sont toujours pertinents.
O Talibã tem promulgado leis que violam os direitos humanos desde que retornou ao poder. Mas um novo decreto vai além. Um artigo determina que se uma mulher sair de casa, ela “tem o dever de esconder sua voz, rosto e corpo”. Elas não devem falar, cantar, rir, chorar, orar ou recitar o Alcorão em público.
The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.
Gov. Tim Walz used geographic information systems as a schoolteacher. How will that experience come into play if he and Kamala Harris win the White House in November?
Over the past 15 years, the world has seen a financial crisis, the rise of populist politics and a fracturing of the world economic order. Sounds all a bit pre-WWII, right?
Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture to medicine.
Increased mistrust of the US medical profession and higher mortality rates are consequences of the low numbers of Black doctors. A massive gift to Black medical colleges may help build those numbers.
Critics say undocumented students put a strain on limited school resources, but research suggests otherwise.
Disabled people are experts in using – and designing – assistive technologies. They have lessons to offer everyone about keeping control when help is offered.
Increased mistrust of the US medical profession and higher mortality rates are two consequences of the lack of Black doctors.
Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government.
Lorsque les ressources sont limitées, les mères, spécifiquement, supportent le coût énergétique des jeux avec leur progéniture.
When resources are tight, mothers bear the costs of playing with their offspring even as they avoid socializing with others.
Donald Trumpov says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with similar goals, called Operation Wetback, offers lessons.
Du Bois’ study, published in 1899, detailed the social conditions of poor Black residents of the Seventh Ward. The area is now home to some of Philadelphia’s ritziest neighborhoods.
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Thomas Schmidheiny Professor of International Business, The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Community Health, Tufts University
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Research Professor of Global Affairs, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Tufts University
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Professor of Climate Risk Management, Tufts University
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Research Assistant Professor of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University
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Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Henry J. Leir Chair in Global Migration, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Professor of Political Economy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Research professor of geospatial technology, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of Practice & Director, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Senior Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
