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Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive
An educated citizenry is the key to making self-government succeed, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson said.
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Are too many Americans taking antidepressants?
Calls to reduce the use of antidepressants highlight valid issues with long-term use and withdrawal, but blanket efforts to discourage their use overlooks why they are so widely prescribed.
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Pennsylvania’s aging levees are under pressure from scarce funding and severe weather
Many levees built in the mid-1900s do not offer enough protection for today’s storms, and small rural communities in particular struggle to afford needed upgrades.
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Why a small leftist party may help the radical right to power in Germany
A small party with socialist roots stands as possible kingmaker in Saxony-Anhalt.
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The next frontier is not artificial intelligence, it’s artificial societies
We need to stop worrying about intelligent machines and start building intelligent societies.
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He’s been in Canada for 27 years. Now a former refugee faces deportation over trips back home
Roman Slepcsik’s plight shows how people become embedded in families, communities and workplaces in ways immigration categories alone cannot capture.
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9/11 transformed our relationship with news – and laid the groundwork for today’s crisis of trust
Newsrooms, rather than acting as critical watchdogs, arguably echoed the Bush administration’s narrative.
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‘Blood olives’: the hurdles in enforcing UK’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
The ban may end up hurting Palestinian producers.
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Sweden’s prison population has doubled in a decade, and is set to spike even further – here’s why
Sweden’s prison population could increase to more than 30,000 in the coming decades.
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Strait of Hormuz crisis: how danger and uncertainty can affect the mental health of seafarers
Research links unsafe conditions, long hours and poor sleep with worse mental health at sea. Conflict can intensify each of these pressures.
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How Donald Trump’s war in Iran is failing the legitimacy test in the eyes of US voters
The US president does not have a convincing story to tell about the Iran confict.
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Pressure: Andrew Scott excels in D-day drama that gets caught between history and Hollywood
The film presents a welcome lesson in the importance of speaking truth to power, regardless of the pressure that results.