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Zed Beats: how home studios reinvented Zambian pop music and gave young people a voice
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
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Self defence action by Iran ‘first truly consequential action’ by state, says human rights lawyer
The Electronic Intifada Israel and Iran are unique for starkly different reasons — Israel has less of a right to exist than any other country, while Iran is the only country that has stood up against the assault on international law by the US, Israel and their allies. That is according to Craig Mokhiber’s comments
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Canada is becoming less accepting of gender diversity, new Statistics Canada data shows
Public support for trans and gender-diverse people is declining, and that decline is being driven by political and media discourse.
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Why Gen Z turns everything – even murder – into a joke
A psychologist explains why dark political humor doesn’t prove young people are nihilistic, but rather reveals what happens when moral seriousness no longer feels credible.
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Russia is trying to force Ukrainian children to become Russian, with reeducation, forcible transfers and camps
Russia is not just moving Ukrainian children. It is taking away their identities. Will the $25 million being spent by the US to locate and rehabilitate forcibly transferred children be enough?
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Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity
An accounting scholar explains what charitable solicitation fraud is and how it’s connected to allegations some Democratic lawmakers made on July 2, 2026.
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How new SNAP restrictions could hit Greater Pittsburgh’s food access and economy
Nearly 14,000 people in one Pittsburgh-area county could lose a benefit that’s long been considered one of the country’s most effective anti-poverty tools.
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Reconciliation or recolonization? What Canada can learn by looking abroad
New research shows that Canadian attacks on Indigenous rights are part of a clear international trend of what’s known as recolonization.
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Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making
People have always put huge trust in the technology used to create maps, from the ancient Greek dioptra to modern satellites.
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How Queen Caroline turned King Arthur into an 18th-century royal PR strategy
Caroline’s use of Arthurian iconography sought to promote a shared British identity at a time of political uncertainly.
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Lessons from Canada on assisted dying
Canada’s assisted-dying law has expanded since 2016. What can England and Wales learn about safeguards, eligibility and social pressure?
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Why are deaf audiences still treated as an afterthought in theatre and cinema?
For deaf audiences, inclusion means more than being welcomed; it’s being able to attend performances with the same spontaneity and freedom as everyone else.