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/ 6 months agoA lesson on dissent from a Vietnam War protester who joined the US military – and then faced execution after his protest didn’t stop
At least one positive came out of the racial protests during the Vietnam War era – the emergence of Black studies...
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/ 6 months agoUK and US elections: 2 very different systems united by a common political language
UK political leaders have just a few short weeks − and limited campaign funds − to woo voters.
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/ 6 months agoColon cancer rates are rising in young Americans, but insurance barriers are making screening harder
Colon cancer is curable when caught early, but some insurers are either refusing to cover or significantly delaying approval for colonoscopies.
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/ 6 months agoFrance’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies
Laïcité, which historically upheld individual freedom, denies minority rights today, as seen in the ban on French athletes wearing hijabs at...
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/ 6 months agoState laws threaten to erode academic freedom in U.S. higher education
A wave of mostly partisan laws have sought to curtail what university faculty can say and teach.
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/ 6 months agoAvocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters
Avocados are marketed as a superfood, but growing them for an expanding world market has turned a rural Mexican state into...
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/ 6 months agoWhat QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common
New Age beliefs, alternative wellness practices and political conspiracies all fall under the umbrella of stigmatized knowledge, which can be attractive...
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/ 6 months agoIran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks
Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
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/ 6 months agoHow the ‘model minority’ myth harms Asian Americans
The seemingly complimentary stereotype undermines Asian Americans in the workplace and beyond.
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/ 6 months agoRisky business: Why executives keep finding themselves in political firestorms
Government dysfunction has created a policy void in the US, and business leaders are increasingly being called upon to fill it.
