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Businesses often row back on ethics when times get tough. Here’s how technology can keep them on track
But blockchain and other technology could improve traceability in supply chains.
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The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government
European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.
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War-induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution
Decades of farmers using more fertilizer than they needed have quietly built up large reserves of nutrients in the soil.
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How young coquí frogs balance the competing demands of growth and fighting disease
A new study tracks how young frogs are trying to avoid a deadly fungal infection.
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Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over Israel policy
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: In Britain, Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party following growing pressure from within the Labour Party to step down. Starmer spoke earlier on Monday: PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER: The chance to change the lives of millions of people for the better, that’s
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Underlying inflation is still too high, keeping another interest rate hike on the table
The latest figures show petrol prices are down – but nearly everything else is still rising.
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The Montréal shooting spotlights the growing public safety threat of online radicalization
Countering violent extremism requires substantial investment from all levels of government, dismantling the state’s racialized assumptions of criminality and recognizing that gendered violence is systemic.
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The Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening but Europe’s food chain suppliers cannot afford to be complacent
As the Strait of Hormuz reopens, a new study reveals what the agri-food industry’s priorities should be to overcome such an unprecedented logistical challenge.
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US giving grew 3% in 2025, crossing the $600B mark for the first time
Giving that’s associated with the wealthiest Americans – from bequests and foundations to universities and donor-advised funds – fared better than usual.
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How Alan Greenspan’s stint as President Ford’s top economic adviser cemented his passion for public service and prepared him to lead the Fed
The Fed chair who served under five US presidents was more practical and less ideological than his detractors claimed.
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Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time
A German loan for fixing Johannesburg’s electricity utility is unlikely to make much difference to users yet: prices will probably rise faster than inflation.
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Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same
State spending has remained high despite public demands for greater fiscal discipline.