Temperatures are rising, ice is melting, snow is disappearing and the region’s delicate ecosystems are rapidly evolving. It’s already not the same place it was … A “new normal” is settling over the ArcticRead more
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This Victorian-era disease detective offers clues to heal a fractured America
More than 150 years ago, a renowned physician named John Snow walked the gritty streets of London’s working-class Golden Square neighborhood, not far from his … This Victorian-era disease detective offers clues to heal a fractured AmericaRead more
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Moving Towards a Police State
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4OH67uqCA8&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Michael Ratner Reality Asserts Itself (7/7) So we’re going to pick up–we’re going to kind of jump ahead. We were in the ’80s, … Moving Towards a Police StateRead more
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World’s Most Famous Photograph of Inequality
As a photographer working in the field of aerial imaging and urban environments, I frequently need to distance myself from my subject matter, either via … World’s Most Famous Photograph of InequalityRead more
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The Collective Suicide of the Liberal Class
Liberals who express dismay, or more bizarrely a fevered hope, about the corporatists and imperialists selected to fill the positions in the Biden administration are … The Collective Suicide of the Liberal ClassRead more
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Key evidence for the ice ages
The last million years of Earth history have been characterized by frequent “glacial-interglacial cycles,” large swings in climate that are linked to the growing and … Key evidence for the ice agesRead more
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Good ol’ Bill, the liberal hero
On 14 August, you are invited to “an audience” with Bill Clinton in London. You have a choice. You can attend the “breakfast and speech” … Good ol’ Bill, the liberal heroRead more
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The ‘qissa’ of Basmati
Basmati rice. It is the rice fit for kings. But today, these grains of rice are at the centre of a fresh fight between bitter … The ‘qissa’ of BasmatiRead more
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More CO2 in the atmosphere hurts key plants
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important component of the atmosphere, and human activities have increased the amount of this gas in the atmosphere by 45% … More CO2 in the atmosphere hurts key plantsRead more
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The London bombs also belong to the new Prime Minister
Just as the London bombs in the summer of 2005 were Blairs bombs, the inevitable consequence of his governments lawless attack on Iraq, so the … The London bombs also belong to the new Prime MinisterRead more