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/ 2 years agoWhat is carbon capture and storage? Power plant CCS gets a boost with EPA’s proposed new rules, but it’s not a quick solution
Carbon capture and storage is the most promising solution for gas and coal-fired power plants to keep running under the proposed...
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/ 2 years ago4 factors that contributed to the record low history scores for US eighth graders
A historian of education policy says the dramatic drop in history test scores among the nation’s eighth graders was a predictable...
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/ 2 years ago‘Courage is contagious’: Daniel Ellsberg’s decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn’t happen in a vacuum
The Vietnam War whistleblower’s decision to leak thousands of pages of government documents was not a quick one.
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/ 2 years agoImmigration policies don’t deter migrants from coming to the US — Title 42 and the border rules replacing it only make the process longer and more difficult
U.S. immigration policies have not deterred migration, but they have made the process longer and more difficult for migrants.
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/ 2 years ago‘The Diplomat’ negotiates expectations – and myths – about gender, power and politics
Although the series perpetuates the stereotype that politically ambitious women can’t be trusted in high office, it thoughtfully portrays the ubiquity...
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/ 2 years agoThe Nakba at 75 – Palestinians’ struggle to get recognition for their ‘catastrophe’
For the first time, the United Nations will mark the commemoration of the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians from their homes in...
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/ 2 years agoHow did abuse get baked into the restaurant industry?
Barbara Lynch’s alleged bullying of her employees is only the latest in a string of high-profile chef scandals. Two scholars explore...
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/ 2 years agoFrom Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways
Mother figures from faith traditions around the world reflect many different ways of thinking about the divine.
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/ 2 years agoWhat does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered
The emergency status allowed the federal government to cut through a mountain of red tape, with the goal of responding to...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Santos indicted on fraud, money laundering and other criminal charges — 3 essential reads
George Santos has admitted to having said some stupid things. But his lying became the subject of a federal probe that...