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The USA is back on planet earth: the competent Biden administration marks a return to normalcy and science

The Guardian: Fauci: ‘liberating’ to ‘let the science speak’ after Biden’s inauguration This time-honored ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capitol will be a demonstration of the resilience of American democracy and the resounding proof that once again…

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Russia: Alexei Navalny’s return adds to an already challenging year for Vladimir Putin

Liana Semchuk, University of Oxford Political commentators both inside Russia and around the world are comparing Alexei Navalny’s return to Moscow with Vladimir Lenin’s “sealed train” journey from Switzerland to St Petersburg in April 1917. It was an eight-day journey…

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‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’: what’s behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol

David Smith, University of Sydney After weeks of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraud and other improprieties costing him the presidential election, Washington erupted in chaos today as his supporters stormed the Capitol during a joint session of…

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The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how media frames unrest and shapes public opinion

Trashed equipment for media outlets at the Capitol … but not reputations? Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images PROLOGUE by Bergensia: In Norway, the national state broadcaster NRK commented upon the attack on Capitol almost as it “happened by mistake…

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Stacey Abrams is 2020’s election star — Can she turn Georgia blue, again, on January 5.?

Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs For nearly 30 years, the state of Georgia has voted reliably Republican in presidential elections. Not since 1992 has the state backed a Democrat for president. Now, the hand recount of 2020…

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A forgotten coup in the American heartland echoes Trump and 2020

A bronze statue in Tulsa, Okla., commemorating the abuse and terrorism suffered by Black people in the city, much of it at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan. The KKK successfully overthrew a governor who tried to outlaw the…

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The Caspian Sea is set to fall by 9 meters or more this century – ecocide is imminent

Anton Balazh / shutterstock Frank Wesselingh, Utrecht University and Matteo Lattuada, University of Giessen Imagine you are on the coast, looking out to sea. In front of you lies 100 meters of barren sand that looks like a beach at…

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Anthropocene: human-made materials now weigh as much as all living biomass, say scientists

Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester and Mark Williams, University of Leicester Our deficiencies have always driven us, even among our distant ancestors, back in the last Ice Age. Having neither the speed and strength to hunt large prey, nor sharp…

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Climate emergency or not, New Zealand needs to start doing its fair share of climate action

Robert McLachlan, Massey University Following this week’s climate emergency declaration, New Zealand will have to face up to the fact it has one of the worst climate records of industrialized nations. Of 43 industrialized countries — known as Annex 1…

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The USA is back on planet earth: the competent Biden administration marks a return to normalcy and science

Russia: Alexei Navalny’s return adds to an already challenging year for Vladimir Putin

‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’: what’s behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol

The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how media frames unrest and shapes public opinion

Stacey Abrams is 2020’s election star — Can she turn Georgia blue, again, on January 5.?

A forgotten coup in the American heartland echoes Trump and 2020

The Caspian Sea is set to fall by 9 meters or more this century – ecocide is imminent

Anthropocene: human-made materials now weigh as much as all living biomass, say scientists

Climate emergency or not, New Zealand needs to start doing its fair share of climate action

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