global issues
Poland has become an increasingly unwelcoming place for the LGBTQ community. Fifty diplomats hope to change that.
The U.S., China, and Russia are in a “vaccine race” that treats a global challenge like a winner-take-all game.
Living simply now strikes many people as simply boring.
The American economy may be locked into an unhealthy cycle that only benefits a select few. Is it too late to fix it?
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It can mean citizens drinking contaminated groundwater or being schooled in decaying buildings with asbestos problems.
According to international law, the seabed belongs to everyone.
Sharing QAnon disinformation is harming the children devotees purport to help.
The complacent majority needs to step up and call for action on climate change.
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Affluence could be our real downfall.
The trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles will likely be among the first safe international travel zones in the world.
The Silicon Valley titan has promised scholarships for its tech-focused certificate courses alongside $10 million in job training grants.
Frequent shopping for single items adds to our carbon footprint.
In his book with Richard Clarke, “Warnings,” Eddy made clear this was inevitable.
Pew Research Center data shows that most people think diversity improves lives in their countries.
How can curriculum planners refresh learning in the wake of COVID-19?
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State and local governments are hiring contact tracers to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
Data from LinkedIn suggests soft skills will be the most in-demand as the economy begins to rebuild and 2020 grads look for work.
We will travel again, but it will not be the same.
The larger the stakes and scope, the less likely a conspiracy theory is to be true.
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An open letter predicts that a massive wall of rock is about to plunge into Barry Arm Fjord in Alaska.
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods find a greater foothold in the market as demand for plant-based meats rises.
The physical action of handwashing plus the properties of soap is a one-two punch for the virus.
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Two of Iceland’s largest whaling companies are keeping their boats in port this summer. One of them permanently.
Some purveyors of “wellness” sure are sounding like right-wing conspiracy theorists.
Two new studies shed light on the road ahead.
The current focus on the Chinese and Jews is nothing new.
How did the Antarctic explorers survive tedium in the early 1900s?
How will the current challenges to the global economy pressure it to change?
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A global brainstorming marathon is throwing together brilliant ideas from around the world to rapidly develop solutions to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Ad Fontes Media wants to educate readers on where to find reliable sources of news and lessen the heat from the political flame wars.