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wind energy
It's the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don't do it for the climate

It’s the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don’t do it for the climate

The Conversation

By Sarah Mills | – The federal government has never played a leading role in restricting the carbon footprint of the nation’s power plants. But now that the Trump administration is trying to dismantle many energy regulations, that national role is even smaller. Many states have been trying to fill this vacuum for years with […]

UAE
No Dissent Allowed: United Arab Emirates Jails Western Ph.D. Researcher

No Dissent Allowed: United Arab Emirates Jails Western Ph.D. Researcher

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Matthew Hedges’ Arrest exposes the extreme limits on academic freedom in the United Arab Emirates

Russia
Is Putin using Syria Conflict to detach Turkey from NATO?

Is Putin using Syria Conflict to detach Turkey from NATO?

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By Mustafa Demi | – Turkey, Russia and Iran have actively involved themselves in the Syrian conflict, each with their own divergent interests. Moscow and Tehran have put their support behind the regime of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, hoping it retains its influence over the strategic Syrian region. Meanwhile, since the very beginning of […]

Saudi Arabia
What if Khashoggi Case Turns Turkey and Saudi from Frenemies to Foes?

What if Khashoggi Case Turns Turkey and Saudi from Frenemies to Foes?

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The Turkish government is trying to balance multiple conflicting goals

Climate Change
UN Scientists on our Climate Emergency: We need Immediate 'Transformational' Change!

UN Scientists on our Climate Emergency: We need Immediate ‘Transformational’ Change!

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By Mark Howden and Rebecca Colvin | – A landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commissioned at the breakthrough 2015 summit that brokered the Paris climate agreement, outlines what’s at stake in the world’s bid to limit global temperature rise to 1.5℃. The report, released today, sets out the key practical differences […]

crime
18% of Teen Girls are Sexually Assaulted but Few Report it; Can Education Help?

18% of Teen Girls are Sexually Assaulted but Few Report it; Can Education Help?

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By David Finkelhor and Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan | – Christine Blasey Ford’s account of allegedly being sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when they were teenagers is provoking both informed and uninformed comment from politicians. Still more private conversations about the subject are happening in homes and offices around the country. There is a […]

International Criminal Court
Bolton Attacked the Int'l Criminal Court for Fear Palestinians will Get Justice

Bolton Attacked the Int’l Criminal Court for Fear Palestinians will Get Justice

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By Philip Leech-Ngo | – U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is at it again. He recently issued a blistering rebuke of the International Criminal Court (ICC): “We will let the ICC die on its own. After all, for all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us.” Is this another example of […]

Immigration
Is the Trump Administration Drugging the 13,000 Detained Immigrant Children?

Is the Trump Administration Drugging the 13,000 Detained Immigrant Children?

The Conversation

Pharmaceutical Violence as Chemical Straitjacket

Supreme Court
Dear Kavanaugh Defenders: Time Doesn’t Erase Youthful Crimes, Especially for People of Color

Dear Kavanaugh Defenders: Time Doesn’t Erase Youthful Crimes, Especially for People of Color

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By Eileen M. Ahlin | (The Conversation) | – The accusation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, made by California professor Christine Blasey Ford, has been met with a variety of responses. Among those responses has been the idea that what happens when someone is young should not be held against them, […]

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