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Really, they do — they just don’t think you want to talk about it. So stop being afraid of pushback, break the “climate silence,” and start a conversation.
China dominates global manufacturing while facing population collapse. Can Beijing’s rush to automation save an economy where factories operate without humans?
“If, in fact, a majority of people in your community care about climate change, and yet elected officials aren’t responding to that, that’s a deficit in democracy,” one of the project’s organizers said.
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What can “Adolescence” tell us about our country?
After cuts at FEMA and the National Weather Service, the role of local governments in protecting people from dangerous weather is growing even more important.
Pope Francis tried to return us to the basic values that Christ preached.
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Donald Trump on Sunday encouraged Americans to stand up to evil. For once, we are in agreement with him.
The partisan Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s Democratic governor can (a)buse his partial veto authority in the most creative of ways. But the ruling symbolizes something else that is a lot more troubling.
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