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Is it possible for everyone to live a good life within our planet’s limits?

Vietnam has come closest to balancing sustainability with a good life but still falls short in some areas. EmEvn / Shutterstock Dan O’Neill, University of Leeds Imagine a country that met the basic needs of its citizens – one where…

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Bolsonaro wins Brazil election, promises to purge leftists from country

Bolsonaro supporters celebrate outside his home in Rio de Janeiro after exit polls on Oct. 28 declared him the preliminary winner of Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. Beyond Brazil above all, since we are a Christian country, God above everyone! It…

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Terror isn’t always a weapon of the weak – it can also support the powerful

A memorial vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter killed 11 and wounded six on Oct. 27, 2018. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Arie Perliger, University of Massachusetts Lowell People often believe…

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People’s vote on Brexit: everyone seems to be missing this key point

EPA Joseph Lacey, University College Dublin Remainers continue to push for a people’s vote on the government’s Brexit deal and, of course, they have a point. How exactly the people wanted to leave the EU, when they voted to leave…

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Arms and influence in the Khashoggi affair

President Donald Trump shows a chart highlighting arms sales to Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Russell E. Lucas, Michigan State University President Donald Trump’s reaction to the disappearance and death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul reveals important details…

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In the end, it was Khashoggi’s ‘friends’ who silenced him

People, including the activist group Code Pink, hold signs at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia during a protest about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Oct. 10, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Shenaz Kermalli, Ryerson University I…

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Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil would be a disaster for the Amazon and global climate change

Antonio Scorza / Shutterstock Ed Atkins, University of Bristol It is perhaps a cruel irony that, on the same day the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a landmark call for urgent action, Jair Bolsonaro surged to victory in the…

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Nobel award recognizes how economic forces can fight climate change

William Nordhaus argues markets can help curb climate change. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan and Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, University of Michigan Yale economist William Nordhaus has devoted his life’s work to understanding the costs of climate change…

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No black scientist has ever won a Nobel – that’s bad for science, and bad for society

Black scientists lack role models who look like them. pathdoc/Shutterstock Winston Morgan, University of East London Many in the scientific world are celebrating the fact that two women received this year’s Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Donna Strickland and…

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Kavanaugh is a reminder: Accused sexual harassers get promoted anyway

https://www.brettkavanaugh.com/ if you have experienced sexual assault and need assistance. Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon About a week after hearing emotional testimony from accuser Christine Blasey Ford and a limited FBI investigation, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh…

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Is it possible for everyone to live a good life within our planet’s limits?

Bolsonaro wins Brazil election, promises to purge leftists from country

Terror isn’t always a weapon of the weak – it can also support the powerful

People’s vote on Brexit: everyone seems to be missing this key point

Arms and influence in the Khashoggi affair

In the end, it was Khashoggi’s ‘friends’ who silenced him

Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil would be a disaster for the Amazon and global climate change

Nobel award recognizes how economic forces can fight climate change

No black scientist has ever won a Nobel – that’s bad for science, and bad for society

Kavanaugh is a reminder: Accused sexual harassers get promoted anyway

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