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/ 2 years agoGovernments and environmental groups are turning to international courts to address the impacts of climate change — podcast
Governments and activist groups are bringing environmental issues to international courts. They argue that the impact of climate change and environmental...
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/ 2 years agoGetting Social Security on a more stable path is hard but essential – 2 experts suggest a way forward
If Congress and the White House fail to take action, Social Security beneficiaries would see a sudden 23% cut in their...
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/ 2 years agoI study migrants traveling through Mexico to the US, and saw how they follow news of dangers – but are not deterred
A fire killed 38 migrants in a Mexico detention facility in March 2023. A sociologist’s conversations with migrants show that they...
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/ 2 years agoReparations over formerly enslaved people has a long history: 4 essential reads on why the idea remains unresolved
Former enslaved persons have never received a dime for their labor. Nor have their descendants received reparations for the legacy of...
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/ 2 years agoWar in Ukraine might give the Chinese yuan the boost it needs to become a major global currency — and be a serious contender against the US dollar
Despite China’s economic power, the yuan lags as a major global currency. Here’s why current US interest rates and sanctions on...
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/ 2 years agoInvasive lionfish have spread south from the Caribbean to Brazil, threatening ecosystems and livelihoods
One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume –...
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/ 2 years agoDrugs that melt away pounds present more questions than answers, but they could be a key tool in reducing the obesity epidemic
Anti-obesity medications are becoming the go-to treatment for weight loss. But drugs alone may not provide the same benefits as lifestyle...
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/ 2 years agoIsraeli protesters fear for the future of their country’s precarious LGBTQ rights revolution
LGBTQ rights are not the main issue bringing Israeli protesters to the streets, but they do symbolize the country’s stark divide.
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/ 2 years ago‘Across the Spider-Verse’ and the Latino legacy of Spider-Man
Latino characters have traditionally been underrepresented in mainstream comics. But Spider-Man’s backstory makes him the perfect superhero to be recast as...
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/ 2 years agoHouse approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center
The news media spent a lot of time reporting on how much progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans didn’t like the debt...
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/ 2 years agoTo have better disagreements, change your words – here are 4 ways to make your counterpart feel heard and keep the conversation going
Researchers have identified ways to have more productive conversations – even when you’re talking to someone who holds an opposite view.
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/ 2 years agoDrone strikes hit Moscow and Kyiv — in the growing world of drone warfare, anything goes when it comes to international law
As drone strikes become a more routine part of warfare, a set of rules or standards that can help determine how...
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/ 2 years agoUS Army Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas’ journey from enslaver to Union officer to civil rights defender
A Southerner, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas was a racist enslaver before the Civil War. But he fought for the Union...
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/ 2 years agoStreet scrolls: The beats, rhymes and spirituality of Latin hip-hop
Latino artists have been forging their own paths in hip-hop for decades, giving voice to young peoples’ pain, faith and demands...
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/ 2 years agoWhat is Theravada Buddhism?
Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity...
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/ 2 years agoSummer reading: 5 books that explore LGBTQ teen and young adult life
A scholar of young adult fiction presents a fresh list of LGBTQ ‘must-reads’ for the summer of 2023.
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/ 2 years agoMost super rich couples have breadwinning husbands and stay-at-home wives, contrasting sharply with everyone else
While most heterosexual couples are dual-earners, super rich couples continue to have gender-traditional arrangements in which the man is the sole...
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/ 2 years agoAmid fears of Chinese influence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has grown more powerful
President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2022 tightening the rules for foreign investment in the US.
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/ 2 years agoHow the sounds of ‘Succession’ shred the grandeur and respect the characters so desperately try to project
Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for...
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/ 2 years agoCytomegalovirus lies dormant in most US adults and is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, but few have heard of it
Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps pregnant people can...
