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He’s enflamed conversation about socialism across America.
Are Americans growing more skeptical of promises of investment from massive (digital) companies?
In one generation, the climate of many American cities will experience a noticeable shift.
A guaranteed basic income is an old solution to a new problem of labor automation.
An upcoming experiment will test how well the nation can function on its internal internet.
We keep hearing that Scandinavia has perfected socialism, but is that true?
Russia’s famed intelligence agency was often successful in getting American secrets.
News doesn’t sell. That’s lethal to journalism – and democracy.
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Less local newspapers are making the populace more uninformed.
The key to Finland’s success is to view education not as a privilege, but a right.
The controversial protest tactic has a checkered history.
Climate change is a dire threat, perhaps it is time to put the people who created and denied the problem on trial?
Experts say global warming is no longer some future worry. It’s already here.
Despite tens of millions of dollars pouring into new technologies, a ‘clean’ burger remains elusive.
You won’t notice much of a difference unless you’re north of the 55th parallel, though.
Millennials, engage! It’s the reason you keep losing to baby boomers.
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If a scientific study was conducted unethically, should publishers retract it?
The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?
A network of devices called MERMAIDs is taking seismographs where they’ve never been.
Who would’ve thought that never seeing blue sky would bum you out?
A new book about life under communism reveals an unexpected benefit.
To cite an anonymous source, a media outlet must first enjoy a high level of credibility.
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U.S. laws regulating online speech offer broad protections for private companies, but experts worry free expression may be threatened by “better safe than sorry” voluntary censorship.
Want a genuine exchange of ideas? Science proves you won’t get that in the comments section.
Think America would never elect a socialist? Think again.
How activism has led to better data regarding police brutality.
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Being evenhanded with evil ideas is “ridiculous,” argues Martin Amis.
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It may come as a surprise to some to find that anarchism comes in as many flavors as Ben ‘n Jerry’s.