"The administration has been willing to declare a national emergency at America’s southern border while ignoring an actual public health emergency within government-run detention facilities—one largely of its own making," warn John Hudak and Christine Stenglein.

By Turkey’s official count, the country is host to 3,650,000 Syrian refugees with temporary protected status, and 44% are children. The World Bank's Omer Karasapan discusses how the situation has affected Turkish politics and explains why the global community should have a vested interest in addressing the crisis.

Looking back at U.S. election history, Andre Perry and David Harshbarger find that momentum among Black voters is a better indicator of success for presidential candidates than winning in Iowa or other early primary states.