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The World

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A street scene with people walking, auto rickshaws, and buildings. A dome structure is visible in the background.
Military
Washington targets Cuba’s military-run business empire
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Two women focused on working with laptops at a wooden table in a well-lit room.
Longest internet shutdown in modern history may be over
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No stopping a legendary trumpeter
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Political unrest in Bolivia fuels protests, clashes between demonstrators and police
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Clothing empire founder’s son accused of murdering his father
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Things you might have missed
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Dublin death draws comparisons to George Floyd case
6:40
Suspected member of Germany’s notorious far-left Red Army Faction sentenced to 13 years in prison
8:03
Samsung deal could deliver $400,000 bonuses to AI chip workers
7:30
Is the longest internet shutdown in history over?
5:53
A person in religious attire, wearing a white robe and cap, claps while seated in an ornate chair with flowers in the foreground.
Pope Leo apologizes for Catholic Church’s past support for slavery
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A person stands in front of a large sculpture of an eagle with outstretched wings on a rooftop.
Immigration
‘GTFO’: The Americans moving overseas in search of a better life
5:30
The vinyl-collecting scene in Dubai
7:33
Lack of immigrants hurting farms in MA and elsewhere
7:10
Dominican Republic targets Haitian mothers and newborns for deportation
6:13
FIFA’s no-politics policy challenged by Iran flag lawsuit
3:53
The UK’s great cheese wheel chase
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Iran war deepens divisions among Gulf nations
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Colombia’s ruling party could stay in office, despite security situation
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Pope Leo apologizes for Church’s past support for slavery
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The Takeaway

18K posts
A teacher speaks in front of the classroom.
In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance
How to Recover from Burnout During COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-11-19
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As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Health Workers Are Burning Out 2020-11-18
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Older Americans Are Facing Massive Unemployment During COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-11-17
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Making Sense of Mixed Messaging from Public Officials on COVID-19 2020-11-16
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Politics with Amy Walter: A Presidential Transition Delayed
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As Winter Approaches, COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens Across the U.S. 2020-11-12
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Despite His Electoral Defeat, Republicans Rally Behind Trump and Refusal to Concede 2020-11-11
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What a Biden Victory Means to Leaders Around the World 2020-11-10
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The Power of Black Women at the Ballot Box 2020-11-09
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Politics with Amy Walter: Joe Biden Wins Presidency
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Politics with Amy Walter: The Next President of the United States
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Wisconsin Called for Biden As Results Still Uncertain for Other Key States 2020-11-05
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Election 2020: What We Know—and Do Not—Know 2020-11-04
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Election Day 2020: Dispatches from Battleground States 2020-11-03
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President Trump’s Report Card: The Promises He Made and Kept… Or Didn’t 2020-11-02
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Politics with Amy Walter: Final Thoughts Before Election Day
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Ahead of Election Day, Misinformation Rampant on Social Media 2020-10-29
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Hospitals Stretched Thin As COVID-19 Surges Across the U.S. 2020-10-28
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed for U.S. Supreme Court 2020-10-27
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Living on Earth

9.7K posts
Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest
Environment
1 in 6 trees in the US threatened with extinction
City view at McCulloh apartments at Druid Hill Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, June 2019.
Climate Change
Rental housing stock in the US faces huge challenges adapting to climate change
The trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange
Business, Economics and Jobs
Proposed SEC rule would require companies to disclose risks from climate change
A natural gas power plant of RWE AG in Lingen, Germany
Ukraine
Can heat pumps help bring peace to Ukraine?
An aerial view of Fairbourne village in Gwynedd in Wales, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.
Refugees
Climate change may be the leading driver of tomorrow’s refugee crisis
The Castillo de San Marcos, one of the major heritage sites in St. Augustine, Florida,
Climate Change
Rising sea levels along Florida’s coast threaten to damage valuable archeological sites
The Thwaites Glacier is one of the hardest places in Antarctica to access, and scientists have only recently been able to go there to study it.
Climate Change
The melting and collapse of Thwaites Glacier could affect sea levels for years to come
Jennifer Lawrence attends the world premiere of "Don't Look Up" at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in New York.
Climate Change
‘Don’t Look Up’ exposes the absurdity — and consequences — of climate change denial
A boy plays in a fountain to cool off as temperatures approach 100 degrees Fahrenheit, July 18, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. 
Health & Medicine
A warming climate leads to more pediatric ER visits, study shows
Plumes of smoke rise in the vicinity of Lake Steffen caused by a wildfire, near Rio Villegas, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021.
Climate Change
Fire and climate change are altering Patagonia’s ecosystems
The Shell Norco refinery in Norco, Louisiana, Thursday, March 8, 2018.
Health & Medicine
A new interactive map can help assess carcinogenic emissions risk
Workers prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.
Health & Medicine
Scientists link childhood lead exposure to adult mental health problems
Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, center, arrives for a great chanting ceremony at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on March 16, 2007.
Lifestyle & Belief
‘Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet’
A fire still burns in a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colorado, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.
Environment
Colorado’s catastrophic winter firestorm may be a sign of more to come
E.O. Wilson in his office at Harvard University
Environment
Remembering naturalist E.O. Wilson
Ecologist Tom Lovejoy is being remembered for his decades of research and bringing people together to protect the Amazon rainforest and other ecosystems on the planet.
Environment
Remembering Tom Lovejoy, champion of biodiversity and the Amazon
A marine iguana crawls along the beach on Rabida Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Environment
‘Magical’ animal encounters on the Galapagos Islands
Fruits and vegetables are often wrapped in plastics containing chemicals harmful to human health
Health & Medicine
A new study highlights the urgent need to regulate phthalates in plastic
In this Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 file photo, a man guides a raft through a polluted canal littered with plastic bags and other garbage in Mumbai, India.
Environment
YouTube influencers work to stem the flow of trash to the seas
Smoke rises from a processing mill at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia
Climate Change
The world’s tropical forests can help us limit climate change — if we let them
Studio 360S3

Studio 360

8.6K posts
Detail of The Silver Lake Chorus' self-titled debut album.
The Silver Lake Chorus brings harmony to indie rock
This Woman’s Work: Billie Holiday’s ‘Lady Sings the Blues’
Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir
Ursula von Rydingsvard climbs a ladder to work on her sculpture “Bronze Bowl with Lace,” 2013.
The monumental art of Ursula von Rydingsvard
Cruella de Vil in the original Disney film “One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
Aha Moment: ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’
Director Lynn Shelton also plays a small part, Deirdre, in her film “Sword of Trust.”
Lynn Shelton started a conspiracy theory
Kurt Andersen talks with Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew of Yo La Tengo.
Thirty-five years of Yo La Tengo
Kurt Andersen talks with Aasif Mandvi.
Aasif Mandvi on the novelty of playing a guy named Ben
Kurt Andersen talks with Rachel Wenitsky and Ned Risely of Friends Who Folk.
The duo that’s really folkin’ funny
Himesh Patel in the new movie “Yesterday”
‘Yesterday’ and other pop culture doubles
The 2015 movie “Stonewall,” directed by Roland Emmerich.
Hollywood’s Stonewall missteps
Julio Torres as Andres and Ana Fabrega as Tati in “Los Espookys.”
Julio Torres and Ana Fabrega on ‘Los Espookys’
Steve Von Till of the band Neurosis.
Day Jobs: Fourth grade elementary school teacher
John Cameron Mitchell’s “Anthem: Homunculus”
John Cameron Mitchell’s genre-defying podcast musical
Taffy Brodesser-Akner and her new book, “Fleishman Is In Trouble.”
Taffy Brodesser-Akner on divorce in the Tinder age
A still from “Finding Nemo.”
Aha Moment: How ‘Finding Nemo’ changed my life
A mural commemorating the Empire Zinc strike in Bayard, New Mexico.
And they will inherit it
Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor heads to Broadway
Executive producer Ronald Moore participates in the Starz "Outlander" panel at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California January 9, 2015.
Aha Moment: Ronald D. Moore on ‘Star Trek’
How the stars of ‘Booksmart’ became best friends to portray best friends
SciFriSF

Science Friday

1.8K posts
Beach Health, Extraterrestrial Communication, Maggots. April 13, 2018, Part 1
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Immunotherapy, The Evolution Of Eyebrows, Unconventional Bird Calls. April 13, 2018, Part 2
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A close-up view of a male blue orchard bee, also known as Osmia lignaria. This type of bee, which is native to North America, is known to be one of the world's best pollinators.
Science
Book creates buzz about native bees of North America
Celebrating ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ And Whales. April 6, 2018, Part 1
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Levee Wars, New Neurons, Animal Farts. April 6, 2018, Part 2
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Bats have a specialized thin skin that allows their wings to change when a muscle is activated with every beat cycle of the wings.
Science
Researchers explore the fascinating biomechanics and neuroscience of bats
Predicting Gun Deaths, Bat Flight, New Organ. March 30, 2018, Part 2
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Before the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, five states had "red flag" statutes called gun violence restraining orders. Recently, Florida became the six state to add the statute.
Culture
Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence
13,000-Year-Old Footprints, Climate Court, Native Bees, Cell Phones And Cancer. March 30, 2018, Part 1
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Since the inception of commercial air travel, the insides of airplane cabins have been associated with a higher likelihood of catching a cold or other spreadable disease. New research has sought out to see if scientific facts back up those sentiments.
Health
Study examines how diseases really spread during air travel
Recent released information about Russians hacking into American power systems has raised several concerns about the overall security of the U.S. energy grid as a whole.
Conflict
Can the US protect its power grid from hackers?
Climate Risks, Power Grid Security, Necrobiome. March 23, 2018, Part 1
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Dung Microbes, Gun Research, Airplane Germs, Kepler Mission. March 23, 2018, Part 2
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A group of panelists address an audience at the State of the Net Conference in January. The panel consists of (from left to right) Jason Kaplan, Hilary Swab Gawrilow, James Cross, Mercina Tillmann-Dick and Justin Herman.
Culture
Women look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated blockchain boom
Contrary to classic depictions of a tyrannosaurus rex, paleoartist Gabriel Ugueto says that the massive carnivores likely were covered in small feathers on the top of their bodies.
Arts
Turns out, dinosaurs probably had feathers. This artist is using science to draw more accurate pictures.
Stephen Hawking, Women In Blockchain, Dinosaurs. March 16, 2018, Part 1
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Ancient Tools, Life On Mars, An Aurora Named Steve. March 16, 2018, Part 2.
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Books
New book sheds light on overlooked women pioneers who paved the way for today’s internet
Those who have the neurological condition synesthesia often automatically see colors when they hear music or see numbers or letters.
Music
Study begins to reveal genetic ties behind a neurological phenomenon
The Tiangong-1 space station passes over the moon in this photo taken in September 2013. The station is scheduled to make a crash landing in Europe within the next few weeks.
Technology
Chinese space station likely to land in Europe in a few weeks
AFP

Agence France-Presse

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Chinese rap singer Wang Hao, better known by his stage name PG One, performs during a New Year concert in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, Jan. 1, 2018.
Music
China bans airtime for ‘artists with tattoos, hip-hop music’
Bottles of water
Justice
A tiny Michigan town is in a water fight with Nestle
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Food
After Nutella frenzy, French government prepares to tighten supermarket rules
A view shows the flooded banks of the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower.
Environment
Nearly 1,500 evacuated in Paris region as rising Seine poses flood risk
The moon is red-orange as it hangs in the sky next to the left of a high-rise building.
Science
Rare ‘super blood blue moon’ visible on Jan. 31
A man holds a white sign with lettering in Russian. He is surrounded by dozens of others. The sign says "Putin, you are not my president."
Global Politics
Russia’s Navalny arrested as thousands protest upcoming presidential election
Two women hold pink and orange umbrellas as they carefully walk through a flooded area of dark earth, which is dark with volcanic ash.
Environment
As thousands flee eruption, heavy rains could create deadly mudflows around Mount Mayon
Two men are covered in dust from an explosion. One has blood on his face, the other has his head wrapped in bandages and he is on a cell phone as others help support him as he walks.
Conflict
At least 95 dead after ambulance attack in Kabul
Save the Children
Conflict
Charity suspends Afghan operations after deadly ISIS attack
horse toes
Science
How many toes on a horse? Scientists say: Clop, clop, clop, clop, clop.
Riot police
Conflict
2017 was Mexico’s deadliest year
People watch the sun set from the observatory deck of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore Oct. 5, 2015.
Environment
UN study shows last 3 years hottest on record
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Conflict
In Chile, Pope Francis defends bishop in sex abuse scandal
olympics
Global Politics
Two Koreas will march together at the Olympics
Head of Kosovo Serb delegation Oliver Ivanovic (R) speaks with Veton Surroi, member of the Kosovo Albanians delegation, March 2006.
Conflict
Kosovo Serb leader shot dead in northern town
A smaller boat shoots a jet of water out a dark, billowing clouds of smoke coming from a brown metal tanker ship
Environment
China races to tackle expanding oil spill after tanker sinks
Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a military courtroom escorted by Israeli security personnel at Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 15, 2018.
Conflict
Israeli court detains Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi
Three lighthouses line a waterway and are lit up purple and pink
Culture
In the Netherlands, millers get UNESCO status
Crowds fill the bottom of the frame. On both sides are shops and the on the right side of the image is an Iranian flag
Economics
Business leaders are hopeful for rebounds in Iranian economy despite uncertainty from US
A construction sign says "There is no threat" against a backdrop of palm fronds
Conflict
Hawaii ‘missile alert’ sparks anger, demands for answers
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Reuters

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A group of four soldiers are shown walking across a field wearing full battlefield fatigues and carrying weapons.
Military
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans — report
A map of the United States showing blue and red-colored states as the votes for the 2020 election are announced.
2020 US presidential election
Election map: Biden edges closer to US election win as Trump mounts legal challenges
A map of the United States showing blue and red-colored states as the votes for the 2020 election are announced.
2020 US presidential election
US presidency still undecided; Biden opens leads in key Midwestern states
Several people are shown preparing meals next to a large pile of rubble and a line of water bottles.
COVID-19
Busy Damascus cemetery points to higher pandemic death toll in Syria
China's red flag is show flying on a pole with the large white facade of the Potala Palace in the distance.
Conflict & Justice
China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
A man is shown in shadown hearing a hat and looking at a mobile phone with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
US-China relations
Trump to block US downloads of TikTok, WeChat
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Feb. 29, 2020.
Who else but Navalny? Kremlin critic’s illness a blow for campaign to break Putin’s grip.
A group of demonstrators are shown with one man carrying a placard and flag.
Military
Mali soldiers promise election as region seeks way out of coup crisis
A man is shown kneeling on the ground in front of several security officers dressed in camoflage and carrying weapons.
Global Politics
Belarus says police fired live rounds at protesters as EU weighs sanctions
A cyclist is shown rides up a nearly empty three lanes of 7th Avenue with the Freedom Tower in the distance.
COVID-19
Car crashes deadlier as drivers speed during lockdowns
US President Donald Trump and Poland's President Andrzej Duda are shown standing at podiums across from each other with the White House in the background.
Military
Trump, Poland’s Duda discuss sending some US troops to Poland from Germany
Several cafe tables are shown in St. Mark's Square with the St. Mark's Basilica in the distance.
COVID-19
EU travel recommendations may impede Americans and Russians
Donald Trump is show with his hands on either side of a podium while wearing a dark suit and red tie.
Jobs
Trump suspends entry of certain foreign workers despite business opposition
A group of officials from the US is shown on the street entering a stone building.
Global Politics
China rebukes US envoy for photo stunt at nuclear talks with Russia
A side view of the Lincoln Memorial shows a woman standing near the large pillars and a rainbow in the distance.
Global Politics
Juneteenth observance arrives amid US reckoning with racism
Former US national security advisor John Bolton is shown wearing a stripped suit and red tie and adjusting his glasses.
Trump administration
Trump asked China to help him win in 2020, offered ‘favors to dictators,’ Bolton says
A line of military green army trucks are shown driving on a two-lane road with several red-roof buildings in the distance.
Conflict
India, China want peace but blame each other after deadly border clash
Two soldiers dressed in military fatigues and carrying weapons are shown decending a staircase from a guard tower.
Conflict
North Korea destroys liaison office on border with South in ‘terrific explosion’
A close up photograph of Paul Whelan who is wearing glasses and is behind white metal bars.
Justice
Russia jails ex-US marine Paul Whelan for 16 years on spying charges
US President Donald Trump is shown standing at a podium with his arms outstretched and rows of US soldiers wearing fatigues standing behind him.
Military
Trump authorizes sanctions over ICC Afghanistan war crimes case
HAN

Here and Now

670 posts
Arts, Culture & Media
After teen dies of mysterious head injuries, doctors asking questions about football
Arts, Culture & Media
St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers set to decide World Series champion in Game 7
Environment
More countries, organizations seeking to use aerial drones for peaceful, nefarious purposes
Global Politics
Occupy Wall Street protests find a home on Main Street, America
Global Politics
Tax reform a popular topic among presidential candidates
Health & Medicine
Caught on tape: parents spanking to discipline children
Global Politics
Obama’s jobs bill, GOP debate make active week
Business, Economics and Jobs
Behind Bank of America’s decision to charge debit card fee
Business, Economics and Jobs
The corruption of American college sports
Arts, Culture & Media
Persecuted Chinese writer escapes to the U.S.
Environment
Manatees’ growing dependence on power plants for survival
Environment
Who’s tracking your online activities
Business, Economics and Jobs
How to avoid online job scams targeting the unemployed
Global Politics
Marathon filibuster kills abortion bill, puts Texas Senator into national spotlight
Global Politics
Mexican journalist urges U.S. to act cautiously when beefing up border security
Conflict & Justice
Reported incidents of boy-on-boy sexual hazing on the rise
A man believed to be Bowe Bergdahl is pictured in a frame grab from a video released by the Taliban. The image was released by IntelCenter on Dec. 8, 2010.
Global Politics
Taliban offers to exchange American Army prisoner
Environment
Fire near Yosemite latest during drought-dried summer
Conflict & Justice
Intelligence officials defend surveillance programs as a necessity in war on terror
Global Politics
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voter citizenship provision
TTBOOK

To the Best of Our Knowledge

627 posts
Remembering Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai in her words
Trump
Conflict
Even Trump’s most loyal fans say he can be abrasive and rude. Is it part of his success?
Jeanne Safer and Richard Brookhiser are happily married despite decades of political difference.
Global Politics
How a couple political opposites have made their relationship endure
A supporter of Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump
Global Politics
Furious political rhetoric is as American as Thomas Jefferson
Environment
Information overload existed for millennia says historian
Hillary Clinton at graduation
Election 2016
Clinton’s first speech: In just-released 1969 audio, she reveals ‘blueprint for her future’
Man kneels in front of make-shift memorial with head in hands
Culture
For ‘lone wolf’ terrorists, the motivation for violence isn’t always hate
group of protesters, with signs "Jesus doesn't build walls" and "Faith over fear"
Global Politics
Trump chooses Pence, but should Evangelical Christians choose Trump?
Saah Exco was found alone on a beach in Monrovia, Liberia, naked and abandoned.
Media
Is the risk of photojournalism worth it?
The Aesthetic Beauty of War Photography
James Nachtwey on Covering Conflicts on the Ground
Capturing Manufactured Landscapes
Photography Beyond Tragedy
Is the Risk of Photojournalism Worth It?
Revisiting Susan Sontag On the Pain of Others
Existentialism is Still Relevant Today
The Natural Beauty of the Wisconsin Idea
How Racism Undermines the Wisconsin Idea
A State of Resentment
Tord Gustavsen’s Sacred Music
FG

Fair Game

576 posts
Arts, Culture & Media
Will the music disappear?
Arts, Culture & Media
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Arts, Culture & Media
Matmos on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Girl Scout Cookies on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Comedian Greg Proops on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Ira Glass on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Russell Brand talks about Sarah Marshall on ‘Fair Game’
Global Politics
Election Songs on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Jack Handey on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Phil Donahue on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Steven Malkmus & The Jicks on ‘Fair Game’
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘Fair Game’: Robert Reich
Lifestyle & Belief
Barbara King on the Origins of Religion
Exclusive Andrew W.K. song on ‘Fair Game’
Global Politics
Lawrence Lessig on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
‘The One Percent’
Business, Economics and Jobs
Economic stimulus according to ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Tom Brokaw on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Ben Karlin on ‘Fair Game’
Arts, Culture & Media
Bob Saget
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The Conversation

551 posts
a multiple-exposure photo of insects flying around a light
Science & Technology
The surprising reason why insects circle lights at night: They lose track of the sky
A woman in a black shirt holds up her arm on which there is a tattooed number.
Lifestyle & Belief
Why some descendants of Holocaust survivors choose to replicate a loved one’s Auschwitz tattoo
Photo showing tanks and jeeps rolling through a desert
Israel-Hamas war
How the Hamas assault echoes the 1973 Arab-Israeli war
Three people prostrating in prayer on a mat. In the backdrop are mountains and a damaged ancient brick structure.
Natural disasters
Tinmel — Morocco’s medieval shrine and mosque — is one of the historic casualties of the earthquake
A woman working at a carrel in library stacks
Education
Nonnative-English-speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals
A woman poses for a photo in front of the Wagner Group military vehicle.
Wagner Group
Wagner’s mutiny punctured Putin’s ‘strongman’ image and exposed cracks in his rule
man in front of banner
‘Courage is contagious’: The late Daniel Ellsberg’s decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn’t happen in a vacuum
black and white image of four people
Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people
A person standing on a pyramid of dried salt, while the rest of the salt flat looks like the surface of a lake
Economics
Raw materials, or sacred beings? Lithium extraction puts two worldviews into tension.
Sad looking children at a cafeteria table
Finding Ukraine’s stolen children and bringing perpetrators to justice: lessons from Argentina
portrait of nun reading a musical score
Music
The astonishing life and music of Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the Ethiopian nun who has died at 99
Casual photo of middle-aged Bachrach leaning forward
Burt Bacharach mastered the art of the perfect pop song — and that ain’t easy
The book includes haunting photos from inside the ghetto, along with its record of the medical effects of starvation.
Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies
Bees look for water on an outdoor tap in Berlin, Germany during a hot spell, June 19, 2022.
Bees face many challenges — and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure
A small herd of reindeer on a snowy field
Reindeer eyes change color, putting Rudolph’s red nose in the shade, new research says
A life-size replica of a slave ship graces the Marina Project in Benin.
History
Benin is building a theme park to remember slavery — is history up for sale?
The Supreme Court is deciding a case on whether, and how, universities may consider an applicant’s race when making admissions decisions.
Development & Education
What is affirmative action? Here are 4 essential reads.
Extreme flooding in Pakistan in 2022 affected 33 million people.
Climate Change
Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms the world’s poorest countries?
Image of a rocket being fired by a defense system
Ukraine
A game of numbers: How air defense systems work and why Ukraine is eager for more protection
A woman strides down a street in front of Ukrainian yellow and blue banners with the branded slogans on them
Ukraine
With ‘bravery’ as its new brand, Ukraine is turning advertising into a weapon of war
Innovation HubIH

Innovation Hub

535 posts
Fingers on a keyboard
Science & Technology
The people powering AI decisions
A woman sits on a bed using her phone with another woman in the hallway doing the same
Science & Technology
The lost art of listening
A man and a women sit on the grass together at twilight
Gender
When romance meets ratios
Arm holds up an American flag and a pride flag outside the US Supreme Court
LGBTQ
How gay marriage won in the US
Elementary students sit in a computer lab at school
Education
Sal Khan on leveling the playing field, in and out of the classroom
Office worker silhouetted in front of a window
Jobs
Workers battle tidal wave of burnout amid pandemic
Australian flooding
Climate Change
Climate migration has begun, and it’s only getting worse, expert says
Jeff Bezos in profile
Business
The rise, future and legacy of Bezos and Amazon
Child in the shade outside
Education
Families leaving traditional education have lessons for those left behind
Pittsburgh skyline at night
Infrastructure
Why we can’t quit cities
Woman in a gym on an exercise machine
Health
What’s the point of exercise?
NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Race
The complicated history and identity of Latinos in the United States
Wrecking ball smashing through glass window
Lifestyle
People overlook power of subtraction, says engineer
The value of paper money
Economics
How money became ‘the most powerful metaphor’ in the world
Teenager logs into social media app on phone
Identity
Your digital footprint can come back to haunt you, says media historian
Vote sign in a window with masked man looking at it in reflection
US politics
US could stand to dial down democracy, says economist
Pointing at brain scans
Science
Nature vs nurture debate is ‘totally dead in science,’ says neuroscientist
Child holds onto an inflatable globe
Climate Change
Capitalism is ruining the world, and can save it, says economist
Embryos in a dish
Science
Walter Isaacson on how gene editing will change lives
Fingers type on a laptop keyboard
Science & Technology
Email’s death grip is strangling us, says computer scientist
AP

Associated Press

358 posts
A soldier in green camouflage uniform stands beside a large military tank, holding a rifle and examining its exterior in a dusty environment.
US-Israel-Iran War
Trump rules out talks absent Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon
Rescue workers in high-visibility vests stand near a large crater caused by a missile strike in front of a heavily damaged building, with construction equipment nearby.
US-Israel-Iran War
Trump says Iran war could last weeks, Iran strikes US bases across region
Large plumes of dark smoke rise above a cityscape, partially obscuring buildings against a gray sky, indicating a fire or explosion in an urban area.
US-Israel-Iran War
War widens as Israeli and US planes pound Iran, and Tehran and its proxies hit back
Environment
People use garden tools to protect millions of migrating red crabs on Christmas Island
Conflict & Justice
Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran vows ‘severe’ retaliation
Religion
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
A Palestinian man walks between scorched cars in a scrapyard, in the town of Hawara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Feb. 27, 2023.
Conflict & Justice
Israel beefs up troops after unprecedented settler rampage
Zehra Kurukafa walks past a destroyed house in the village of Polat, Turkey, Feb. 12, 2023.
Natural disasters
Turkey earthquake survivors face despair, as rescues wane
People and rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023.
Natural disasters
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,300
Security officials and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan
Violence
Suicide bomber kills 34, wounds 150 at mosque in NW Pakistan
Shopkeepers and workers wait for electric power at a market following a power breakdown across the country, in Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 23, 2023.
Economics
Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires
Rescuers scour the crash site in the wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal, Jan.16, 2023.
Community
Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site
Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, clash with the police after they stormed the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023.
Protest
Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters
Smoke rises from a hotel building after an explosions and gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2022.
Afghanistan
Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul
Sudanese demonstrators attend a rally to demand the return to civilian rule a year after a military coup, Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict
Sudanese generals, pro-democracy group sign framework deal
A giant inflatable copy of the trophy is displayed prior to the start of the World Cup group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Nov. 20, 2022.
Sports
Qatar opens World Cup with lavish half-hour ceremony
People put flowers over a memorial placed on the spot of Sunday's explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Nov. 14, 2022.
Violence
Turkey detains Syrian suspect in deadly Istanbul bombing
Sameh Shoukry, president of the COP27 climate summit, left, speaks during an opening session at the COP27 UN Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Climate Change
COP27: UN chief tells climate summit, Cooperate or perish
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates with his wife Rosangela Silvaand running mate Geraldo Alckmin after defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off to become the country's next president, in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Elections
Brazil’s Lula to reclaim presidency after beating Bolsonaro
Conservative Party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak leaves his home in London
Leaders
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister
Tavis Smiley ShowTTSS

The Tavis Smiley Show

337 posts
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Listen Again: Susan Burton – “Becoming Ms. Burton”; Sherman Alexie – “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”
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Listen Again: John Lithgow – “Beatriz at Dinner”; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – “The Centennial Trilogy”
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Stephen Burd on Income Inequality and Higher Education; Khary Lazarre-White – “Passage”; Paula Poundstone – “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness”; Sampha – “Process”
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Dan Rather – “What Unites Us”; Brandon Busteed – Political Divides in Higher Education; Listen Again: Gretchen Carlson – “Be Fierce” and Danai Gurira
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People gather to march in the annual parade down MLK Boulevard
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Smiley: Capitalism has always been built on the back of the poor — both black and white
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Democratic Alabama Senate Candidate Doug Jones; Maria Shriver – Eradicating Alzheimer’s Disease; Education Expert Jamie Merisotis – How to Increase the Number of People with Degrees by 2025; Leslie Odom Jr. – “Simply Christmas”
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Listen Again: Senator Bernie Sanders on Healthcare and Book “Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution”; Salman Rushdie – “The Golden House”; Sonequa Martin-Green – “Star Trek: Discovery”
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Listen Again: Alabama Senate Candidate Doug Jones on His Campaign Against Roy Moore; Journalist James Burnett on America’s Gun Crisis; Chadwick Boseman – “Marshall”; Michael McDonald – “Wide Open”
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Trita Parsi on Trump, Diplomacy and “Losing an Enemy”; Sarah van Gelder – “The Revolution Where You Live”; Khary Lazarre-White – “Passage”; Jennifer Jason Leigh – “L.B.J”.
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Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Donna Brazile
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Smiley: The chattering around Donna Brazile’s new book is ‘much ado about nothing’
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Journalist Nick Turse – US Military Operations in Africa; Rabbi Steve Leder – “More Beautiful Than Before”; Eve Ensler – “In The Body of the World”
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Sasha Polakow-Suransky – “Go Back to Where You Came From”; Gretchen Carlson – “Be Fierce”; A Special Roundtable Discussion on the Impact of Student Debt on Graduation Rates; Danai Gurira – “The Walking Dead”
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Listen Again: Russ Feingold – Reflections on 9/11; Dolores Huerta – “Dolores”; David Crosby – “Sky Trails”
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Journalist James Burnett on America’s Gun Crisis; Alabama Senate Candidate Doug Jones on His Campaign Against Roy Moore; Chadwick Boseman – “Marshall”; Michael McDonald – “Wide Open”
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Listen Again: John Nichols – “Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse”; Dr. Robert Bullard – Next Steps for Houston after Hurricane Harvey; Sheriff Greg Champagne – the Impact of Early Childhood Education on Prison Rates; Singing legend Judy Collins
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Susan Burton – “Becoming Ms. Burton”; Paula Poundstone – “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness;” Singer-songwriter Sampha – “Process”
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Senator Bernie Sanders on Healthcare and Book “Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution”; Salman Rushdie – “The Golden House”; Sonequa Martin-Green – “Star Trek: Discovery”
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Russ Feingold – Reflections on 9/11; Dolores Huerta – “Dolores”; David Crosby – “Sky Trails”
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John Nichols – “Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse”; Dr. Robert Bullard on Next Steps for Houston after Hurricane Harvey; Sheriff Greg Champagne on the importance of Early Childhood Education; Judy Collins – “Cravings”
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Listen Again: Professor George Lakoff – The Science Behind Trump’s Communication Success; Naomi Klein – “No Is Not Enough”; Regina King
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WireTap

247 posts
Part One: My Weekend in Dragon’s Throat
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Part One: As Seen on TV
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Part Two: A Wiretap Christmas Carol
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Part One: Why is Mason Reese Crying?
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Part Two: Private Life, Public Performance
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Part One: Yes Or No
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Part Two: Modern Day Saviors
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Part One: Watch Your Language
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Part Two: Modern Love
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Part One: All In Your Head
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Part One: The Dating Game
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Part One: What’s the Use
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Part One: Just Dance
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Boston Calling

242 posts
Last call
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Black lives matter
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I can’t breathe
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Looking out for you
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The world stage
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Keeping faith
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In this together
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This pandemic life
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Exchange and influence
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The World in Words

186 posts
Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth is coming to Netflix.
The World in Words
The sci-fi of another language
Yes or No
The World in Words
When an American says ‘sure’ to a Brit, does it mean yes or no?
Ira Lightman at a poetry reading in Manchester, UK, at an event organized by Poets and Players. Lightman moonlights as a poetry plagiarism detective. 
Arts, Culture & Media
This poetry detective tracks down word thieves. But are they all plagiarists?
Scientist Joshua Miele demonstrates a virtual wireless Braille keyboard attached as an input device to an Android phone.
The World in Words
Will blind people use Braille in the future?
Fans watching the Germany-Mexico FIFA World Cup game at a fan fest in Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 17, 2018.
The World in Words
How soccer became multilingual
A performance from the Netherlands-based comedy improv group Easy Laughs.
Science and Creativity
This is your brain on improv
A picture of a Basque Shepherd
The World in Words
How the Basque language has survived
a baby sitting on steps and a child on a cobblestone street
The World in Words
The hardest question for a third culture kid: Where is home?
Alina Simone's daughter Zoe teaches her Russian-speaking grandfather some basic Chinese.
The World in Words
Russian-speaking New Yorker would rather her daughter learn Chinese
A humpback whale surfacing from the water surrounded by seagulls
The World in Words
If you could talk to the animals
British band The xx performing at the Pabst Theater, Milwaukee.
Culture
Why we are so drawn to the letter ‘X’
In 2007 Språk Magazine published an article about "hen" that raised the profile of the word. In 2012, the children's book, "Kivi & Monsterhund" was published sparking a nationwide debate about "hen"
Culture
The three-letter word that rocked a nation
Mx. is an honorific growing in popularity
Culture
A British ‘Mx.’ tape
A poster of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan mugging for the camera.
Culture
The secretive language of professional wrestling
Many silhouetted figures depicting the evolution of man
Science
Where does language come from?
Aino and Jean Sibelius flanking a letter written by Jean to Aino.
Arts
The correspondence of Jean Sibelius and his wife Aino is a bilingual love story
Lenin Lal is a local politician in the Indian state of Kerala.
Global Politics
Why you’ll find people named Lenin, Stalin and Krushchev on the roads of Kerala, India
A flyer in New York City offering accent reduction classes
Culture
Why people are still trying to ‘lose’ their accents
Words
Culture
Words to live by in 2017
Alex Bukasa, a Congolese asylum-seeker and former journalist, poses in front of the White House.
Technology
My voice is my passport — verify me
America AbroadAA

America Abroad

170 posts
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks wtih USIP's youth leaders.
Outer strife, inner peace: Lessons from the Dalai Lama
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Ambassador Sherman during Iran Nuclear Negotations
Stories From The Backchannel: Negotiating with US adversaries Iran and North Korea
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Stories From The Backchannel: How should the world prepare for a future with autonomous weapons?
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Indyk named Special Envoy
Stories From The Backchannel: When Middle East peace almost happened
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Al-Hurra
Combating Extremist Ideology Since 9/11
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Haitham Dagher and his girlfriend Satu in their apartment in Oulu
One Iraqi’s struggle to get refugee status in Finland might hinge on his religion
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks before an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 7, 2018.
Stories from The Backchannel: Unavoidable Russia
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Backlash: Europe’s far right and muslim migration
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Iraq’s next steps
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After ISIS, will Iraq’s elections be the next step to stability?
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Putin’s media strategy? ‘A free jazz orchestra.’
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Russia’s RT is contesting the very meaning of ‘truth’
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The man who taught the Kremlin how to win the internet
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Sowing Chaos: Russia’s Disinformation Wars
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When the US bows out of nation-building, China steps in
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Pro-opposition Syrians in Turkey grapple with losing the war
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Syria and fragile states
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In Turkey, scientific progress isn’t perfect
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Foreign policy and fragile states: A town hall discussion
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How Jordan’s particle accelerator is bringing together Middle East enemies
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Global Voices Online

162 posts
A child wears a face mask
COVID-19
Semi-quarantined: Living with the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong
Russian proposal
In Russia, individuals can now be branded ‘foreign agents’
A man stands outside next to a tent.
Conflict & Justice
Videoblogging shaman walks to Moscow to ‘exorcise’ Putin
Two medical staff wear face masks at hospital.
Health & Medicine
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to neighboring Uganda, activating rapid preparedness response
Venezuela President Maduro in blue suit holds his hands out and speaks at news conference.
Global Politics
Venezuelans fear ‘Fatherland Card’ may be a new form of social control
Three girls peer over the pew in church in China.
Religion
China’s new anti-Christmas campaign leaves citizens celebrating in secret
A woman walks past tombstones in the Alley of Martyrs memorial cemetery in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 8, 2012.
Azerbaijani mothers demand promised compensation for their fallen sons
Twitter bird with Chinese flag colors in a cage.
Media
Crackdown in Beijing: ‘Using Twitter is more dangerous than street demonstrations’
A woman holds a sign in Russian that says "I'm against censorship."
Technology
New internet laws in Russia — and US tech giants’ acquiescence — spell trouble for dissenting voices
A webcomic with two panels depicts a woman telling a story.
Justice
An Indonesian defamation law landed this teacher 6 months in jail for documenting her abuser
Sign at a guesthouse reads "there is space" in Swahili
Sexuality
Tanzania’s stance on homosexuality points to an increasingly repressive political agenda
Jair Bolsonaro pictured with his mouth.
Global Politics
Will fake news carry Brazil’s favored far-right candidate to victory?
A blurry image of a car chase overlaid with Japanese writing.
Arts, Culture & Media
Japanese TV program turns migrant raids and deportations into entertainment
Rhinoceros on field with gentle sunlight behind him
Environment
Can a controversial in-vitro fertilization process save the northern white rhino?
Lima Peru construction
Culture
This construction site in Peru has banned catcalling women
Young girl holding sign in front of crowd, "I want to hug my dad"
Justice
A crowdsourced database provides a glimpse of what traveling from Iran to the US is like right now
Two people in masks in front of three portraits of Putin, Le Pen and Trump
Global Politics
A youth movement will be partying this Friday to ‘Make America Great Again’ — in Russia
Professeur Jean-Marie Servant
Culture
In Niger and worldwide, legendary surgeon and humanitarian Jean-Marie Servant is mourned
Syria Aleppo bus burning
Media
Syria’s war may be the most documented ever. And yet, we know so little.
Collage of self portraits in black and white
Justice
After a well-known artist’s tragic death, Taiwan’s LGBT community demands marriage equality
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Inkstick Media

147 posts
Soldiers line up before leaving to patrol the streets in Bogotá, Colombia, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. 
Critical State
Use the force: Part II
In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighborhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria. 
Rebel reliance: Part II
Democratic Republic of Congo Defense Forces gather in the North Kivu province village of Mukondi, Thursday March 9, 2023.
Critical State
Rebel reliance: Part I
The downhill course stands out from the almost snowless landscape ahead of the first men's downhill training run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 3, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. 
Critical State
States at dawn: Part II
US paratroopers parachute at the Yavoriv training range in the western Lviv region, Ukraine, on Monday, July 17, 2000.
Winning the peace
Elephants in the Chobe National Park in Botswana on March 3, 2013. 
Critical State
An elephant never forgets, sometimes sheds insight
A student shows a piece of ceramic in the archaeological excavation near Salbitz, central Germany, on Friday, April 8, 2011.
States at dawn: Part I
Posters with a message that read in Spanish "Free abortion."
Critical State
Founding fatherhood: Part II
In this Wednesday, June 29, 2011, photo, Henrik Holgersson puts a shoe on his son.
Critical State
Founding fatherhood: Part I
President George W. Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast. But the war dragged on for many years after that.
Critical State
Citizen pain: Part II
All Assam Students Union (AASU) activists hold hands together as they form a human chain to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on a road in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Critics say the bill threatens the secular fabric of India. 
Critical State
Citizen pain: Part I
World Congress of Families XI meeting, Budapest Congress Center, May 27, 2017, Budapest, Hungary.
Home front: Part II
American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces at the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, Dec. 8, 2021. 
Home front: Part I
French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a US Air Force C130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali, Wednesday June 9, 2021.
Critical State
Trust the process: Part II
Teachers representing the observatory of knowledge, protest against budget cuts for public universities outside the Ministry of Education, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. 
Trust the process: Part I
In this Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter from Shams al-Shamal heads to the front line in Kobani, Syria. 
Critical State
Random rules: Part II
Muslims in Nigeria attend Eid prayers at the Kofar Mata prayer ground in Kano Nigeria, Sunday, May 24, 2020. 
Random rules: Part I
Large icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019.
Critical State
Arctic alternatives: Part II
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter sits nestled in the Alaska Range to offload National Park Service equipment, supplies and personnel on Kahiltna Glacier April 27, 2022. 
Critical State
Arctic alternatives: Part I
In this file photo taken Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, a Nigerian soldier patrols in an armored car, during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Critical State
Outsourced force: Part I