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Prada Marfa Architect Ronald Rael's TED Talk Creates Provocative Dialogue...
Architect Ronald Rael delivered a thought-provoking 10 minute TED talk in Dec. 2018 about borders in general and the Mexico-US border specifically. It's an excellent watch in these complicated...
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School Spankings Are Banned Just About Everywhere Around The World Except In US
In 19 States, It's Still Legal to Spank Children in Public Schools via NY Times. Image Mark Graham for The New York Times In 1970, only three countries – Italy, Japan and Mauritius – banned corporal...
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Resistance to Private Prison Industry Mounts Amid Debate Over Trump’s...
By Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Counsel for the Justice Program at The Brennan Center for Justice.First published on Common DreamsThe private prison industry is under renewed scrutiny, and things are not...
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Greg Abbott Invoked Mental Illness After the El Paso Shooting. Where Is...
A woman holds a sign after a silent march to Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center for the victims of the Walmart shootings in El Paso August 4, 2019. Image via Michael Chow/The Republic via REUTERS...
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Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Blocking Critics on Twitter
Image via Axios. By Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida. First published on The Conversation. A federal appeals court in New York has upheld a lower...
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Greenville, NC Trump Voters Brand Me A Socialist; As Workers They Loved My...
Photo by Kayla Velasquez on Unsplash Greenville Wasn’t Always ProsperousUnlike most progressives, I've been to Greenville, NC. In fact, I've been there at least 25 times. As a small business owner, I...
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Artist Dewey Crumpler Opposes Destroying 'Life of Washington' Mural For Very...
One of 13 panels in Victor Arnautoff’s ‘The Life of Washington’ murals scheduled for destruction by the San Francisco Board of Education. Some students and their parents say the images are upsetting...
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How Fireflies Glow -- And What Signals They're Sending
Firefly viewing in Southbury, Connecticut June 29, 2018. By Clyde Sorenson, Professor of Entomology, North Caroline State University. First published on The Conversation.You might not really be sure...
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How Smells Reconnect Us To Nature: Breathing Well In Urban Spaces
La Maison Godet Parfum, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Photo by V2F on Unsplash By Minh-Xuan A. Truong. Postdoctoral researcher in conservation, psychology. National Museum of Natural History (MNHN...
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How the Conservative Right Hijacks Religion and Why Democrats Must Challenge...
Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash By Mike Sosteric, Associate Professor, Sociology, Athabasca University. First published on The ConversationDemocrats are beginning to challenge the Republican grip...
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Coffee: 60% of Wild Species Are At Risk of Extinction Due to Climate Change
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash By Adam Moolna, Teaching Fellow in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University. First published on The ConversationIs your morning coffee an espresso or a...
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Heji Shin's Kanye West's Kunsthalle Zurich Gallery Show: "I Knew People Would...
Artist Heji Shin is no stranger to controversy, writes Tom Waite for Dazed. “I knew people would hate this exhibition,” the artist says. Shin is currently showing some of her newest works at the...
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New Study Confirms Communities of Color Are Hardest Hit By Growing Wealth...
Wynwood, Miami. Photo by Meriç Dağlı on Unsplash By Chuck Collins, a director of the Program on Inequality at the Institute for Policy Studies. Originally published on Yes! Magazine. The story of the...
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Sandy Hook Lawsuit Court Victory Opens Crack In Gun Maker Immunity Shield
By Timothy D. Lytton Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University. First published on The Conversation.The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on March 14 that...
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Big Gods Came After The Rise of Civilisations, Not Before, Finds Study Using...
God the Father and Angel, Guercino Giovan Francesco Barbieri via Wikimedia Commons By Harvey Whitehouse Chair professor, University of Oxford; Patrick E. Savage Associate Professor in Environment and...
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Met Costume 'Camp' Exhibit Inspires A Look At Donald Trump's 'Dictator Chic'...
Donald Trump's lying nature defines his design tastes, called 'Dictator Chic' wrote Peter York. Alessandro Michele, Gucci’s creative director, and Andrew Bolton of the Met’s Costume Exhibit launch a...
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Mumbai's Cardboard Cafe Inspires a Deep Dive Into Packaging Pollution In America
Our love for the convenience of Amazon and online shopping generally comes at an environmental cost. Especially in cities, there’s no enough money to educate our children, let alone cart away all the...
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How Urban Agriculture Can Improve Food Security in US Cities
Berkeley’s new urban agriculture ordinance encourages residents to grow their own food. Urban Adamah in Berkeley is an educational farm and community center. Photo: Urban Adamah By Miguel Altieri,...
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Want To Fight Crime? Plant Some Flowers With Your Neighbor
via Flickr By Marc A. Zimmerman, Professor, University of Michigan, and director of the Prevention Research Center of Michigan and the CDC-funded Youth Violence Prevention Center. First published...
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U.S. Houses Passes $4.5 Billion Border Aid Bill Amid Mounting Concern For...
"There is an urgency, at least on my part, to get it out the door as quickly as possible," U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, says of the border aid bill.Image REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst. By Adam...
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