Happy Friday! Here are some of the stories we’ve been reading this week.
Immigration
- For Europe, Cutting the Flow of Migrants Challenges Basic Ideals (New York Times)
- ‘An all-American city that speaks Spanish’: Immigration isn’t a problem for this Texas town — it’s a way of life (Washington Post)
- Army Quietly Discharges Immigrant Recruits Once Promised A Path To Citizenship (WBUR)
Trade
- Around the World in Trade Disputes (The Atlantic)
- The Iowa farmers on the frontline of Trump’s trade war with China (The Guardian)
- A Sign of Future Recession (WNYC)
Work
- Is it great to be a worker in the U.S.? Not compared with the rest of the developed world. (Washington Post)
- Say Hello to Full Employment (The Atlantic)
- The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy (The Atlantic)
- ‘It’s a huge subsidy’: the $4.8bn gamble to lure Foxconn to America (The Guardian)
Policing in America
- Black Oregon Lawmaker Says Police Were Called As She Knocked On Constituents’ Doors
- His Brother’s Keeper (The Atlantic)
- L.A. gangs stockpile untraceable ‘ghost guns’ that members make themselves (L.A. Times)
On Campus
- Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Scientist? (New York Times Magazine)
- Hands-on learning is a necessary part of college, but here’s what it doesn’t teach students (Washington Post)
- International medical schools have a bad reputation. That needs to change, for the good of U.S. patients. (Washington Post)
- Wisconsin Court Sides With Professor Who Was Suspended After Blogging About a Student (The Chronicle)
- The Trump Administration Just Rescinded Obama-Era Guidance on Race-Conscious Admissions Policies. So What? (The Chronicle)
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