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Fascism then and now
By John Scales Avery I would like to announce the publication of a new book, entitled “Fascism, Then and Now”.…
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France: Chaos or a new social compact?
By Guy Millière At the end of the parade, a few dozen people release yellow balloons into the sky and…
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Our vanishing world: Rainforests
By Robert J. Burrowes Rainforests are a crucial feature of Earth’s biosphere. Apart from being critical to Earth’s climate and…
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Everything in Mecca gets 5 stars — and online reviews of other holy sites are wildly inflated, too
By Tom van Laer, University of Sydney and Elif Izberk-Bilgin, University of Michigan For the millions of Muslims preparing to…
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Homelessness: How can we help?
By Adrian Johansen Homelessness exists in every country around the world, often affecting vulnerable populations that are experiencing a difficult…
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Counting 11 million undocumented immigrants is easier than Trump thinks
By Jennifer Van Hook, Pennsylvania State University It is now clear that there will be no question about citizenship on…
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Cartel kingpin El Chapo is jailed for life, but the US-Mexico drug trade is booming
By Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong The infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera – aka “El Chapo”…
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When migrants go home, they bring back money, skills and ideas that can change a country
By Benjamin Waddell, Fort Lewis College Escaping violence, war, poverty and environmental disaster, more people than ever are migrating worldwide.…
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The limited mind: Why fear is driving humanity to extinction
By Robert J. Burrowes I have previously written many articles describing one or more aspects of the dysfunctional nature of…
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How addiction is treated around the world
By Adrian Johansen More than two years after then-U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy released his eye-opening report on addiction, citing…
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