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Money, food and survival: what drives paid sex among young mums in 3 African countries
Programmes to address transactional sex need to be customised. The drivers change from country to country.
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Malawi’s education choices in the wake of aid cuts
USAID’s closure, while painful and damaging, might give rise to a new arrangement beyond aid.
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Does the United Kingdom need a new Winston Churchill?
With Keir Starmer, the 5th British prime minister in ten years now sitting in an ejector seat, the nation is dreaming of a “new Churchill”, but is this the ideal role model for Britain’s current predicament?
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A safe AI strategy for Canadian youth should include age-associated risks
Research on generative AI use among youth pinpoints design features that pose age-specific risks, which must be addressed before we adopt genAI into our schools and homes.
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Why LGBTQ+ patients are paying for gaps in fertility care
For LGBTQ+ patients having a baby can mean extra hurdles, costs and longer journey because clinics and funding rules are still built around heterosexual families.
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News is changing dramatically – here’s what the move away from mainstream media means for you as a consumer
Setting up shop outside mainstream news organisations and using social media platforms allows for greater creative and financial control.
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Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know
Less than half of American workers feel that they clearly know what their employers expect from them. And many employees are too discouraged to do their best.
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DIY zines are helping queer communities tell their own stories and craft their own culture
For decades, zinemakers have used their self-published work to forge connections and nurture political movements outside of the mainstream.
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How political leaders use combat spectacles to symbolize national power and purpose
For both Roman gladiators and modern-day mixed martial arts participants, physical contests become moral dramas about sacrifice and human limits. That has led today’s fighters to right-wing politics.
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Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money
There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.
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Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
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How enslaved African Muslims resisted bondage through their faith and writing
As the US approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, two scholars revisit the rich legacy of American Muslims.