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/ 1 year agoThe pope’s new letter isn’t just an ‘exhortation’ on the environment – for Francis, everything is connected, which is a source of wonder
Integral ecology, a holistic way of looking at problems the world faces today, is key in the pope’s writings about the...
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/ 1 year ago20 years after the publication of ‘Purple Hibiscus,’ a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s footsteps
African immigrant writers possess particularly acute insights into the way race and racism affect daily life in the US.
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/ 1 year agoOften in error but still seductive: Why we can’t quit election polls
The unusual candidacy of former President Donald Trump has made election polling especially appealing, more than a year from the election....
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/ 1 year agoHealth on the ballot as Argentina poised to elect ‘anarcho-capitalist’ bent on slashing social protections
Argentinians will vote in a new president on Oct. 22, 2023. But the front-runner’s plans to slash health funding might find...
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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...
