The kids are all fight: How millennials and Gen Z are driving change on climate
Benji Backer is a young person with an old story.
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2022
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GOP 'message laundering' turns violent, extremist reactions into acceptable political talking points
After the FBI completed a lawful search of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2022, conservative politicians responded with one of three strategies: silence, circumspection and attack.
Political science
Aug 16, 2022
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400 million voting records show persistent gaps in voter turnout by race, age, and political affiliation
A new study from BYU and the University of Virginia analyzed 400 million voter records from elections in 2014 and 2016 and found that minority citizens, young people, and those who support the Democratic Party are much less ...
Political science
Aug 11, 2022
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Choosing sufficiency for greater fulfillment and satisfaction
The consumerist economy constantly prompts people to buy new things to find happiness, even when it's unsustainable. Sufficiency is a burgeoning idea that calls for buying fewer material goods and finding fulfillment in sustainability.
Environment
Jul 26, 2022
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True size of the largest tropical peatland revealed
A new study has mapped the full scale of a vast region of peatland in the heart of the Congo Basin, revealing it to be 15% bigger than previously thought.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Political crowdfunding does more than raise money, it can also rile up opponents
The success of politicians in the U.S. largely depends on the amount of funding they receive from various sources. Although political action committees contribute considerably to elections, a recent survey showed that grassroots ...
Economics & Business
Jul 19, 2022
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It's getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders, complicating climate change battle
The United Nations and many researchers have emphasized the critical role international collaborative science plays in solving global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss and pandemics. The rise of non-Western ...
Other
Jul 14, 2022
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The distribution of costs will make or break the green transition
An uneven distribution of the costs of the green transition may derail it by triggering a political backlash that could eventually put in power parties opposed to the green agenda.
Economics & Business
Jul 13, 2022
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How COVID-19 put poverty reduction back on the agenda
Lower income people bore the brunt of the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, efforts to reduce poverty were adopted in Canada and the United States. But how did partisan politics shape each government's ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2022
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Did democracy have a separate origin in the Americas?
Democracy is widely understood to have arisen in the Mediterranean world about 2,500 years ago before spreading through cultural contact to other parts of the globe. But new research from the University of Georgia Laboratory ...
Archaeology
Jun 15, 2022
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