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Intro -- Freeman Stevenson served as writer and editor for DeseretNews. com and has also freelanced for outlets like KSL.com and ARANews. com. In 2016, He spent ten months in Syria as part of a Kurdish militia unit fighting ISIS. -- Introduction -- 1. The Origin of Populism Nancy MacLean -- 2. Left and Right Wing Populism  Thomas DeMichele -- 3. Understanding the Black Lives Matter Movement Iris Wijers -- 4. Bernie Sanders's Populism Versus Racial Justice  Dara Lind -- 5. What Is Digital Populism?  Paul Florence and Roderick Jones -- 6. Social Media, Chaotic Pluralism, and Populism  Helen Margetts -- 7. The Spoiler Candidates  Daniel Bush -- 8. A History of Third Parties  Freeman Stevenson -- 9. Sanders, Socialism, and Political Power  Philip Locker -- 10. Contemporary Populism's Unstable Meaning Charles Postel -- 11. The Democratic Party's Empty Populism  Socialist Worker -- 12. The Threat of a Networked Public Sphere  Vyacheslav Polonski -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index

Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Does US Immigration Policy Have Its Roots in Racism? -- Overview: The Enduring Legacy of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act -- Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Initiates Decades of Racist Immigration Policy -- Mass Deportations Are Already a Part of American History -- Congress Condemns Chinese Exclusion Act -- Mexican Repatriation Is a Part of Texas History -- Chapter 2: Have Deportation and Immigration Policies Gotten Worse in the New Millennium? -- Overview: President Obama's Ambivalent Record on Immigration -- Mexico Assumes Bulk of Southern US Immigration Enforcement -- Most Deportees Under Obama Committed Only Minor Infractions -- Obama Administration Immigration Policy Draws Responses from Both Sides -- A Closer Look at Obama's Immigration Policy -- Obama Pushed for Immigration Reform While Deporting Millions -- Chapter 3: Can Deportation in the Age of Trump Be a Boon to America? -- Overview: Squaring Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration with the Facts -- Trump Unveils Harsh Illegal Immigration -- Opponents of Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration Are Overreacting -- Trump Administration Criminalizes Migrants -- Trump Lacks Mandate for Immigration Overhaul -- Chapter 4: Are Immigrant and Deportation Policies Headed in the Right Direction? -- Overview: Rhetoric Versus Reality in Trump's Immigration Policies -- The Aims and Legality of Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration -- Travel Ban Would Compel Muslim Countries to Address Internal Problems -- Reports Emerge of US Customs and Border Patrol Abuses -- Most Deportees Are Not Violent Criminals -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index

As civil conflict and increasingly dire economic situations spread across areas of the globe, refugees have left their homes in countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia in search of a better future for themselves and their children. Their often-dangerous plights have received much media attention and have led to increased calls for international humanitarian aid-and, in some cases, for increased border control. In Critical Perspectives on Immigrants and Refugees, students will analyze this important issue and form their own conclusions based on opinions and data from experts, advocacy groups, and the media

Waves of support for the legalization of marijuana are sweeping across many states. In the wake of such change, this text analyzes what experts say on the topic-both for and against-juxtaposed with court decisions, the work of advocates on both sides, and the words of everyday people. Students will analyze these diverse viewpoints in order to draw their own conclusions

Review of Stephen Ross, editor. Modernism, Theory, and Responsible Reading: A Critical Conversation. Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. 239 pp

Introduction -- What academics, experts, and researchers say -- What the government and politicians say -- What the courts say -- What advocates say -- What the media say -- What ordinary people say -- Bibliography -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index

Introduction -- What academics, experts, and researchers say -- What the government and politicians say -- What the courts say -- What advocacy groups say -- What the media say -- What ordinary people say -- Bibliography -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index

Chapter 1: Should Countries with Legacies of Civil Rights Injustices Compensate the Descendants of Those They Have Violated?. Reparations Have No Rational Basis in Present Day U.S. Society / David Horowitz -- Former Colonialist Powers Owe Assistance to Their Former Colonies / Tim Lockley -- Victimized States Need Compensation From Those Who Have Reaped the Benefit / Henry Theriault -- Immigrants Deserve Reparations and Open Borders / Joel Newman -- Indigenous Reconciliation Fosters Healing / Sarah Maddison -- Chapter 2: Does Implementation of Reparations Achieve a Satisfactory Solution? Reparations Are Excessively Burdensome and Counterproductive Boundless -- Violent Non-state Entities Should be Forced to Pay Reparations to Their Victims / Luke Moffett -- Apology-based Reparations Signal Empathy Not Responsibility / Nellie Green -- Condolence Payments Are Politically Expedient but Imperfect / Cora Currier -- Legal Reparations Insufficiently Settle Moral Debts to Neighboring Countries / Yuka Fujioka -- Chapter 3: What Form Should Reparations Take? Reparations Would Remedy White Supremacy in America / David Schraub -- Reparations Are an Insult to African Americans / Stefan Spath -- We Need More Holistic Understanding of Reparations / Cecilia Cissell Lucas -- A Correspondence Model of Reparations Does not Fully Redress Historical Injustice / Sara Amighetti and Alasia Nuti -- Money Won't Compensate the Theft of Sacred Land / Francine Uenuma and Mike Fritz -- Chapter 4: Should Later Generations Be Blamed for Injustices of the Distant Past? Acknowledge the Past to Build a Better Future / Barack Obama -- Truth Commissions Force a Reckoning with the Past / Ken Butigan -- Forgetting Is not the Same as Forgiving / Glenn Bracey -- We Did not Commit the Wrongs that Haunt Native Americans Today / Kevin Gover -- We Are All Responsible for the Past / Ken Taylor

Introduction -- The origin of populism / Nancy MacLean -- Left and right wing populism / Thomas DeMichele -- Understanding the black lives matter movement / Iris Wijers -- Bernie sanders' populism versus racial justice / Dara Lind -- What is digital populism? / Paul Florence and Roderick Jones -- Social media, chaotic pluralism, and populism / Helen Margetts -- The spoiler candidates / Daniel Bush -- A history of third parties / Freeman Stevenson -- Insurgent sanders / Philip Locker -- Contemporary populism's unstable meaning / Charles Postel -- The democratic party's empty populism / Socialist Worker -- Racial and gender inclusivity in early populism / Dr. Anderson?s Blog -- Trump's unlikely populism / Chris Lehmann -- The networked public sphere / Vyacheslav Polonski -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index

Introduction -- Guns will affect classroom interactions / Jonathan M. Metzl -- Concealed weapons should be allowed on campus / Michael Newbern -- Guns in school do not prevent crime / Evan DeFilippis -- Concealed weapons deter crime / John R. Lott, Jr -- Guns will change the character of higher education / Steven J. Friesen -- Firearm self defense legality / Lauren Baldwin -- Concealed carry prevents shootings / Crime Prevention Research Center -- Should applicants provide reasons for wanting a concealed weapon? / Joseph Blocher -- Background checks and mental illness : facts and myths / Denise-Marie Ordway -- Balancing gun rights and public safety on campus / Thomas L. Harnisch -- Students may threaten professors for better grades / Jessica Smartt Gullion -- More gun availability means more crime / Irshad Altheimer -- Explaining mass shootings / John Wihbey -- We should be more skeptical about gun control / David B. Kopel -- Fear is a threat to learning / Jeffrey Alan Lockwood -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index