What We Are Reading Today: Europe without Borders

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Updated 26 June 2024
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What We Are Reading Today: Europe without Borders

Author: Isaac Stanley-Becker 

Schengen transformed European life, advancing both a democratic project of transnational citizenship and a neoliberal project of international free trade. But the right of free movement always excluded non-Europeans, especially migrants of color from former colonies of the Schengen states.

In “Europe without Borders,” Isaac Stanley-Becker explores the contested creation of free movement in Schengen, from treaty making at European summits and disputes in international courts to the street protests of undocumented immigrants who claimed free movement as a human right.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease’

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Updated 28 December 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease’

Author: MARGARET RILEY

Each of our bodies is home to trillions of microorganisms that shape our health, prevent disease, and influence conditions ranging from depression to allergies. This book offers a detailed look at how our microbial inhabitants—known as the microbiome—affect almost every facet of our health.

It takes readers from the microbiome’s primordial origins and their symbiosis with humans to the latest microbiome research, utilizing real-world case studies and current clinical insights to show how shifts in the microbiome can play a role in obesity, autoimmune disorders, and depression.