The use of biotechnology for conservation, whether for de-extinction or genetic augmentation of existing species, promises solutions to otherwise intractable problems in protecting endangered animals. A law professor explains: https://buff.ly/MfRdVg3
President Trump's deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles echoes decisions that led to the Kent State shooting tragedy in 1970. A historian warns of the risks of using military force against civilian protesters: https://buff.ly/F72kuFG By Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy
The US health care system's high costs and inequities aren't accidental – they're the result of decades of policy choices prioritizing profit over people and entrenching racial hierarchies, says a #publichealth historian.
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US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
Research shows that decades of policy choices shaped today’s fragmented health care system – which is precisely why reform is so difficult.
The Boulder attack that injured 12 people at a protest in support of Gaza hostages raises complex questions about the definitions of terrorism and hate crimes. Terrorism experts look at how these terms differ and their legal implications: https://buff.ly/7pBMEBh
Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng's unreleased song from the 1980s will appear on an album in 2025, 30 years after her death. An Asian cultures scholar explores why the singer’s music continues to resonate across Asia and beyond: https://buff.ly/4zsBlry By Xianda Huang, UCLA
In Trump dispatching the National Guard to LA, a historian sees chilling echoes of the decisions that led to the shooting deaths of 4 anti-Vietnam War protesters in Kent State in 1970 https://buff.ly/F72kuFG (by Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy) #News #USPolitics
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From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy
As President Trump sends National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a military historian explains why crowd control is one of the Guard’s most challen...
The Trump administration has raised the issue of presidential power to suspend habeas corpus, a fundamental constitutional rights that has been suspended only during the Civil War and World War II. A history professor explains: https://buff.ly/rNIdJP6
Was the Boulder attack terrorism or a hate crime? 2 experts unpack the complexities
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Was the Boulder attack terrorism or a hate crime? 2 experts unpack the complexities
What is the difference between a hate crime and an act of terrorism?
Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration
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Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration
Does Donald Trump have the power to suspend a foundational legal right to challenge a person’s arrest and detention? Americans have long debated ...
US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
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US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
Research shows that decades of policy choices shaped today’s fragmented health care system – which is precisely why reform is so difficult.