In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Ayanna Howard, Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, about her work to help children with the movement disorder cerebral…
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Month: September 2017
Mining project in Leuser Ecosystem no longer has a valid permit
A mining project in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosytem that has for years pitted environmental activists and local residents against mineral mining company PT Wanyang Mining Gayoindo…
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Meet the new Bernie Sanders spider
Several newly discovered spider species have been named in honor of US Senator Bernie Sanders and other outspoken supporters of human rights and climate action.…
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Brazil: A World Champion in Political and Environmental Devastation (Commentary)
the Paraná state government and its state legislative assembly aim to reduce the Devonian Escarp Environmental Preserve by 70 percent. Photo by Jonathan Campos Brazil.…
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The real reason some people become addicted to drugs
Oxycodone-acetaminophen pills. Patrick Sison/AP Why do they do it? This is a question that friends and families often ask of those who are addicted. It’s…
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China sends first pandas to Indonesia under captive-breeding agreement
JAKARTA — A panda couple arrived here on Thursday, kicking off a captive breeding program aimed at boosting the species’ population, which is already inching…
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Is free speech alive and well? 5 essential reads
A crowd gathers before a speech by Ben Shapiro at University of California Berkeley. AP Photo/Josh Edelson Editor’s Note: On Friday, Sept. 29, “Third Rail…
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Merkel’s challenge: Governing Germany in an age of rising nationalism
AP For observers concerned about a resurgence of the far right, the AfD’s showing in Germany’s election raised alarm. The anti-European Union, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim Alternative…
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Tax ‘reform’ for the rich: Trump’s plan abandons his working-class supporters
Trump’s tax plan will cost trillions. AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin President Donald Trump heralded his new tax plan as relief for the middle class, revenue-neutral and…
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Why the FCC’s proposed internet rules may spell trouble ahead
How fast is that video really coming in? hvostik/Shutterstock.com As the Federal Communications Commission takes up the issue of whether to reverse the Obama-era Open…
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