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Climate Crisis
Could the Climate Crisis Spark a Global Financial Meltdown Worse than 2008?

Could the Climate Crisis Spark a Global Financial Meltdown Worse than 2008?

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We must broaden our conversations to include the increasing integration of insurance and finance

Terrorism
The Long History of State Terrorism

The Long History of State Terrorism

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By Mats Fridlund | – What is it that allows someone to be labelled as a terrorist? Recent acts of spectacular violence, such as the mail bombs sent to American anti-Trump critics, or the mass killings by Canadian “incel” misogynist Alek Minassian, demonstrate a widespread reluctance among media outlets, politicians and authorities to label some […]

Climate Change
Why Critics of the Green New Deal are Just Plain Wrong

Why Critics of the Green New Deal are Just Plain Wrong

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Carbon pricing isn’t the only game in town

Christianity
Is the Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse Crisis rooted in Sexism?

Is the Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse Crisis rooted in Sexism?

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Even as these Baptist leaders claimed their movement was about the Bible, they specifically targeted women<

Israel/ Palestine
Far-Right Netanyahu's Blocking of a Palestinian State and anti-Iran Coalition are his Legacy

Far-Right Netanyahu’s Blocking of a Palestinian State and anti-Iran Coalition are his Legacy

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Netanyahu killed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian standoff

Latin America
Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America

Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America

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Rather than plan yet another coup d’etat, U.S. efforts in Venezuela should support the work of the Lima Group

Climate Change
Carbon farming: how smart agriculture can both feed people and fight climate change

Carbon farming: how smart agriculture can both feed people and fight climate change

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Peat soils are immensely carbon-rich

nuclear weapons
Why Proposal to Sell Saudis Nuclear Technology without Safeguards is Terrifying

Why Proposal to Sell Saudis Nuclear Technology without Safeguards is Terrifying

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Within days of President Trump’s inauguration, senior U.S. officials were promoting an initiative to transfer nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia

Climate Change
Over our Heads: Climate Crisis Produces Stationary Catastrophic Weather Systems

Over our Heads: Climate Crisis Produces Stationary Catastrophic Weather Systems

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If tropical cyclones are moving more slowly, this can leave particular regions bearing the brunt of the rainfall

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