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In the second week of COP26, negotiators must hammer out the details of key agreements to turn promises into action.
Throughout history, social stresses manifested as strange afflictions, from dancing plagues to fainting spells. But now we may be seeing one that goes from tremors to saber-rattling.
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The unreleased assassination archives might have the answer.
Already beaten by an acute economic crisis and other hardships, Lebanon has taken another blow as its diplomatic relations with Gulf countries collapse.
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Inside the Controversial Gunshot-Detection Firm ShotSpotter (Maria) The author writes, […]
In the heart of crisis, language itself is the victim. Or perpetrator.
The Rev. Jim Wallis offers a faith-based perspective on the fight for social justice — explaining how religion, rescued from the deadly grip of the Christian right, can help counter the hatred and fear generated by social media.
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If you were waiting to see what the government’s been hiding about the JFK assassination, you’re just going to have to wait another year, if not longer.
We’ve got a lot of dumb stuff going on in our heads. There’s an industry that wants to replace it with new sounds. But are they better?