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/ 1 year agoCalling the war in Ukraine a ‘tragedy’ shelters its perpetrators from blame and responsibility
Calling something a ‘tragedy’ serves to minimize human responsibility for its causes, which can be convenient for the people who are...
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/ 1 year agoWhy are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered
Workers are objecting to staffing levels they say endanger patient care and are refusing their employer’s offer that includes raises that...
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/ 1 year agoLego’s ESG dilemma: Why an abandoned plan to use recycled plastic bottles is a wake-up call for supply chain sustainability
Corporate supply chains are riddled with high, uncounted emissions, as Lego discovered. New regulations mean more companies will face tough, sometimes...
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/ 1 year agoWhat today’s labor leaders can learn from the explosive rise and quick fall of the typesetters union
History suggests that there’s risk of overplaying one’s hand when new technology is lurking.
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/ 1 year ago2 in 5 US babies benefit from the WIC nutrition program
Funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children quickly halts during government shutdowns.
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/ 1 year agoWhat live theater can learn from Branson, Missouri
Comedians like Stephen Colbert might mock the entertainment mecca, but live theater is in too much of a crisis to dismiss...
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/ 1 year agoThe ‘Zoom effect’ and the possible link between videochatting and appearance dissatisfaction
With our faces seemingly everywhere − from Zoom meetings to selfies − more people are developing anxieties about how they appear...
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court is increasingly putting Christians’ First Amendment rights ahead of others’ dignity and rights to equal protection
Using the rhetoric of the First Amendment, a string of US Supreme Court cases has allowed members of some religious groups...
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/ 1 year agoThe splendid life of Jimmy Carter – 5 essential reads
Beloved in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter became the 39th US president and used his office to make human...
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/ 1 year agoHow a disgruntled scientist looking to prove his food wasn’t fresh discovered radioactive tracers and won a Nobel Prize 80 years ago
Some Nobel Prize-winning ideas originate in strange places, but still go on to revolutionize the scientific field. George de Hevesy’s research...
